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16 Château de Foix
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Foix website ¢ 1 Jan, 25 Dec
∑ sites-touristiques- EAT
! B7 ⌂ Ariège £ @ n 29 ariege.fr
rue Théophile Delcassé;
www.foix-tourisme.com
Grotte de Niaux Le Phoebus
With its battlements and "'= # Hours vary, With excellent views of
towers, Foix stands four­ check website ∑ sites- the château’s towers,
square at the junction of the touristiques-ariege.fr this elegant restaurant
rivers Arget and Ariège. In the offers local dishes with
Middle Ages, Foix’s dynasty foie gras and duck.
of counts ruled the whole of 17 ! D7 ⌂ 3 cours Irénée
the Béarn area. Count Gaston Cros, Foix
Phoebus (1331–91) was the Mirepoix § 05 61 65 10 42
most flamboyant, a poet who ! D7 ⌂ Ariège @ n Pl du ¡¡¡
wrote a famous treatise on Maréchal Leclerc; www.
hunting. He was a ruthless tourisme-mirepoix.com La Tantina de Burgos
politician, who had his brother
and his son put to death. Mirepoix is a solid country This local favourite
serves traditional
Some medieval pleasures bastide town (p443) with a
are re­created in the summer huge main square surrounded Basque dishes. Friendly
staff bring plates of
fair, the largest in the south­ by beamed 13th­ to 15th­ freshly caught fish and
west. At any time, the 15th­ century arcades and half­ hearty stews, including
century keep of the Château timbered houses. axoa de piment
de Foix is worth climbing just The cathedral, begun in d’espelette.
for the view. The restored 1317 with the last additions
14th­century Église de in 1867, has the widest Gothic ! B6 ⌂ 2 pl Beau
Rivage, Biarritz
St­Volusien is delightful nave (22 m/72 ft) in France. § 03 5 59 23 24 47
in its simplicity and grace. The best times to visit the
The Grotte de Niaux, 15 km town are on market days, ¡¡¡
(9 miles) south of Foix, has when stalls in the square
prehistoric cave paintings. sell a mass of local produce. Auberge du
Cheval Blanc
This atmospheric
Basque restaurant
dates from 1715, and
offers traditional dishes
including locally caught
hake and the town’s
speciality, cured ham.
! B6 ⌂ 63 rue
Bourgneuf, Bayonne
∑ www.cheval-blanc-
bayonne.com
¡¡¡
Chez Simone
A welcoming family
restaurant with a lovely
terrace over looking the
country side. Choose
from a select menu of
tasty local dishes.
! C7 ⌂ Le Village,
St-Bertrand-
de-Comminges
§ 5 61 94 91 05
¡¡¡

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