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Sélection de 8 most beautiful monuments sur 36 dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Bridge of Ibarron to Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Pont
64310 Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle

The bridge of Ibarron, built between the 11th and 16th centuries at Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, is a medieval bridge spanning the Nivelle with three arches full hanger and characteristic forebears.
Fortified ensemble of Portalet (also on Borce municipality)
Patrimoine défensif
64490 Etsaut

The fortified gatet complex, built between the 16th and 19th centuries in Etsaut (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), is a Pyrenean mountain fort overlooking the Aspe Gave, classified as a historic monument in 2005 for its strategic role and exceptional military architecture.
Morlanne Castle
Château fort
64370 Morlanne

Morlanne Castle, built in the 14th century in Morlanne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), is a former castle commissioned by Gaston Fébus to defend the region against the English Gascogne.
Noblia Bridge on the Nive in Bidarray
Pont
64780 Bidarray

The Noblia Bridge, built in the 14th century at Bidarray, New Aquitaine, is a medieval work spanning the Nive, marked by successive restorations and linked to the history of pilgrimages to Roncevaux.
Castle of the Barons of Ezpeleta
Château de style Renaissance
64250 Espelette

The Chateau des Barons d'Ezpeleta, built in Espelette between the late 15th and 17th centuries, is an ancient polygonal fortress transformed into a house after its partial destruction in 1640 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Montreal Castle in Sauveterre-de-Béarn
Château fort
64390 Sauveterre-de-Béarn

The Château de Montréal, in Sauveterre-de-Béarn, is a 14th century medieval vestige located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. This historic monument, classified in 1886, bears witness to the strategic importance of the city in defending the Béarn against Navarre and Gascogne, under the impulse of the Viscounts of Béarn such as Gaston VII and Gaston Fébus.
Porte Saint-Jacques in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
Chemins de Compostelle - Voie du Puy-en-Velay
64220 Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

The Porte Saint-Jacques is an emblematic monument located in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, New Aquitaine. Its history remains to be explored in this medieval city.
Roman Bridge on the Nivelle in Ascain
Pont romain
64310 Ascain

The Roman bridge on the Nivelle in Ascain, built in the fifth century, is an ancient work that spans the Nivelle in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in New Aquitaine. This three arched bridge, partially destroyed and restored, testifies to the engineering of the end of the Roman Empire in Gaul.