Xoldo
To fly over the coast, from Hendaye to Saint-Jean-de-Luz, nothing is more effective than undertaking the ascent of the Xoldo from Biriatou, in the footsteps of the GR10 long-distance hikers. Because Biriatou is not just a tollbooth, it is also a village, an ode to the landscape that one would think
The village of Biriatou, charming and typically Basque, is divided into districts between the Bidassoa valley and the green hills. It gives access to a height that many consider to be the first French Pyrenean summit, the Xoldo (the extension gaina meaning summit in Basque). Its ascent is above all an opportunity to enjoy an incredible panorama, not so far from the Atlantic coast, from the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz to Biarritz and even beyond to the Landes beaches on a clear day. We often spend a lot of time comfortably seated on the summit grass, identifying a well-known village here, a beach there, or even finding the Abbadia castle or the Rocher de la Vierge. Between Peñas de Haya and the Rhune, you will end up heading towards the Col des Poiriers and dare to return to the cool undergrowth on the right bank of the Bidasoa.
