Basque Country

The French Basque Country has timbered row houses lining its river. If you have been elsewhere in Southwest France, the architecture can be a shocking contrast. Instead of sandy stonewashed buildings with burnt orange rooftops, the Basque architecture here features starched white buildings with brown, green, burgundy or navy timbers. The effect is striking.

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_{Photo of a timbered Basque building, copyright Michael Carr}