Bay of Txingudi, Protected bay near Hendaye, France.
The Bay of Txingudi forms a natural border between France and Spain at the Bidasoa River estuary, featuring both saltwater and freshwater environments.
Through centuries, this maritime zone has served as a strategic point for trade between France and Spain, facilitating exchanges between both nations.
The bay connects French and Spanish Basque communities, with fishermen from both sides maintaining traditional fishing methods passed down through generations.
Visitors can access multiple observation points along designated paths, offering views of migratory birds and the surrounding wetland ecosystem.
The bay transforms twice daily with tidal changes, revealing extensive mudflats at low tide and forming a sheltered lagoon at high tide.
Location: Hendaye
GPS coordinates: 43.36471,-1.78306
Latest update: March 8, 2025 20:19
The Nouvelle-Aquitaine region contains historic and natural sites often overlooked by traditional tourist routes. The area features military castles such as Bonaguil with its seven 13th-century towers, underground churches carved into limestone in Saint-Émilion and Aubeterre-sur-Dronne, as well as caves decorated with Paleolithic paintings like that of Villars. Medieval villages such as Talmont-sur-Gironde preserve their original layout and overlook the Gironde estuary. From Dordogne to the Pyrenean foothills, the region presents rock-hewn forts like Maison Forte de Reignac, Benedictine abbeys established since the 8th century in Brantôme, and Romanesque churches like the Collegiate Church of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat. The Vayres and Roquetaillade castles demonstrate the evolution of fortified architecture from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. These sites reflect the military, religious, and cultural history of the region and provide diverse examples of southwestern France's architectural heritage.
Great Cross of Hendaye
952 m
Castle of Carlos V, Hondarribia
677 m
Villa Mauresque, Hendaye
720 m
Ondarraïtz
1.2 km
Walls and gates in Hondarribia
852 m
Santiago Bridge, Irun-Hendaye
1.7 km
Villa Bakhar Etchea
716 m
International Bridge
1.7 km
Villa Maison Rouge
1 km
Puerta De Santa Maria
754 m
Town hall of Hondarribia
731 m
Palacio Zuloaga
711 m
Casa Echeveste (Hotel Obispo)
713 m
Saint Vincent (Hendaye)
952 m
Puerta De San Nicolas
828 m
Great Cross of Hendaye
954 m
Casa de Juana la Loca, Hondarribia
745 m
Mairie d'Hendaye
973 m
Palacio de Casadevante
692 m
Done Jakue atea
770 m
Church of Santa María Magdalena, Hondarribia
874 m
Ramery jauregia
737 m
Conjunto Histórico Artístico el Casco antiguo de Fuenterrabía
758 m
Gipuzkoa Plaza z/g etxea, Hondarribia
781 m
Museo Rameri - Instituto Francisco De Ibero
760 m
Arma Plaza 3 etxea
713 m
Arma Plaza 10 etxea
718 m
Arma Plaza 6 etxea
723 mReviews
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