Labeled the most beautiful village in France, the village of Sare is also one of the prettiest in the Basque country. Located at the foot of the Rhune or “Larun”, you will find in this village, a rich history and a real local atmosphere. Former smuggling country, its winding trails are very popular with hikers. A village close to the Basque coast... During this walk, we will cross the charming village of Ascain to take the Col de Saint-Ignace which culminates at 759m starting point of the famous little train of the Rhune. A few “burlingues”...and you will take height to discover pigs of the breed “Black Pigeon” in semi-free range, Pottoks and hopefully some raptors. You will be dazzled by the view of the bay of Saint Jean de Luz. …This walk will seduce....All lovers of traditional villages and pretty mountain roads...

Ascain is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in northeastern France. Bordering Spain at the summit of the Rhune, the last Pyrenean summit, located six kilometres from the Atlantic coast, it is watered by the Nivelle, a coastal river that originates in Navarre (Spain) and crosses the French Basque Country, notably the traditional Basque province of Labourd (capital: Bayonne), of which the municipality is part.

Sare is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in northeastern France. It is backed by the Pyrenean chain, which forms around the basin occupied by the village a circus open to the east and north. Its geological history explains the formation of caves that were occupied during the Aurignacian; the Bronze Age left many funerary monuments on the tracks and mountain plateaus of the commune. Its territory today forms an enclave in the Foral Community of Navarre with which it shares 25 km of border and the Basque language; this particularity has had a strong impact on the history of the municipality, which has over the centuries concluded pastoral agreements with the neighboring Spanish municipalities.