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Basque Country | The Train of La Rhune

La Rhune / Basque Country – This authentic vintage rack railway train dating from 1924 will take you on a 40-minute ride, in 905 meters in height on the mitical summit of the Basque Country.

La Rhune is the first top of the Pyrenees. With its 905 meters high, La Rhune overlooks the Basque coast, one of the most beautiful landscapes. Discover around the mountain, the 7 Basque provinces, the other tops of the Pyrenees, the endless beaches of the Landes et of the Basque coast, from Biarritz until San Sebastian.

On the village of Sare, to approximately 10 kilometers of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, this authentic vintage ack railway train dating from 1924 will take you on a 35-minute ride, in 905 meters in height on the mitical summit of the Basque Country. Le Rhune offers one of the loveliest panoramic views on the French and Spanish Atlantic coast and on the peaks of the Pyrenees. As you go up, you will be able to discover the specific fauna and flora of the Basque mountains. On the massif live the pottok, a small and sturdy Basque pony that roams about freely, as well as the manech red head sheep and the Griffon Vulture, an emblematic bird of prey of the Pyrenees.

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