This is Assouste !!!

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Let me tell you more in depth of a little town in my road warrior trips thru the Pyrénées between my beloved France and Spain. It has been many trips by it for many years lost count even in years when there was no tunnels up the peaks and down and back. We had many good times with the boys, my parents, and my dear late wife Martine. We decided on one trip to get off the road to Spain and see a bit of the countryside in this valley of the Ossau on the run with the mountains in front to small village of Assouste. Let me tell a bit on this wonderful find on the Pyrénées Atlantique dept 64 of the Nouvelle Aquitaine region of my belle France, Therefore, this is Assouste !!! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The small village of Assouste is 4 km from Eaux-Bonnes, 3 km from Laruns,57 km from Urdos, 40 km from Pau, 107 km from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, 200 km from San Sebastian (Spain), 828 km from Versailles and 738 km from my current home, This was on our way to Spain stopping for rest in Pau and then continue on the D934 to just before Laruns take a ride into the D240E by Béost becomes the D391 to Assouste and the chapel passing by it,  Assouste is a village of about twenty inhabitants, part of the town of Eaux-Bonnes since 1861. It has been located on the side of the Green Mountain in Ossau valley (Haut-Béarn) on the right bank of Gave d’Ossau river. It dominates the city of Laruns. The village remained one of the smallest in the valley in the 18C, the village had eleven houses, only five of which were Cazalères the so -called Cazalères houses were those on the land of the other houses had been built.

We passed by the little Chapelle Notre Dame de l’Assomption, a little gem of Romanesque art of the 12C, is probably the oldest in the valley. The chapel only 2 km from Eaux-Bonnes is on the itinerary of Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage, Artists probably carved corbels of the apse, thecCapitals of the portal and the delicate tympanum which two angels hold a Christ.

The local Béarn Pyrénées tourist office on the chapel : https://www.tourisme64.com/en/activities/assouste/PCUAQU064FS0005R-chapelle-dassouste/

The Valley of Ossau on things to see including in Assouste : https://en.valleedossau.com/eaux-bonnes.html

There you go folks, blending natural beauty of the mountain range ,architecture, and history deep in the Pyrénées. This was a wonderful ride that would be looking forward to be back, eventually, Again, hope you enjoy the post on this is Assouste !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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