Tips-4-Trips - #Tip57 - Pas de Roland

While many visitors are familiar only with the well-trodden paths of the Basque coast, we are drawn deep into the wild hinterland to Itxassou. Here, the rushing Nive River—which we had already encountered as a gently flowing stream in Bayonne—has carved its way through the massive rock, forming a wildly romantic gorge. The trail takes us right along the water’s edge—a hike that immerses us in the rugged, unspoiled nature of the Basque Country from the very first step.