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Location: Navarrenx, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, New Aquitaine, France

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November 2, 2021

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Navarrenx is very worth seeing. At the beginning of the 14th century, Navarrenx was converted into a bastide. In the 16th century it was redesigned by the King of Navarre based on the model of the Tuscan city of Lucca. The floor plan is in the shape of a turtle.
The wall wall, the bridge Porte St-Antoine, the powder tower and the central square are impressive.

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David Lpx 📸

August 16, 2021

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FROM THE RAMPARTS TO LA VAUBAN ...
a century before Vauban!
Navarrenx, or in Latin Sponda Navarensi, meaning the border of Navarre…
It was obvious that this city would arouse …

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JakobusPilger

March 17, 2022

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Once again we have reached a milestone on the "Via Podiensis", our pilgrimage route to St. James (Chemin de Saint Jacques) through France; and here too, in the village of Navarrenx, our small group of pilgrims is charmed by the beautiful atmosphere of the place.
But we still have to move on the next morning ... still the (comparatively short) way to Saint-Jean Pied-de-Port, and then - after crossing the Pyrenees - further on the "Camino Frances" through the north of Spain to the Tomb of the Apostle in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.

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