Ostabat is a very beautiful, old place with narrow streets and only 285 inhabitants. It is located directly on the GR65 and is only one stage away from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port.
The Ipharlatze pass (or Iparlatze pass, in Basque Iparlatzeko lekoa) is a pass located between Lantabat and Ostabat-Asme in Lower Navarre in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It separates the Lantabat valley from that of Bidouze.
The GR65 leads directly past the Chapelle de Soyarza. Both the ascent and the descent are steep and rocky. But you will be rewarded with a very nice all-round view at an altitude of 290 m.
Authentic Basque village, Mauléon-Licharre is considered the capital of the espadrille. It is also that of the small province of the Basque Country, Soule. The heights of its old town …