Villa arnaga

The office of tourism of Cambo the Baths proposes in season Wednesdays of the accompanied pedestrian excursions. Stroll original, easy, by small groups and framed by a graduate guide. The NATURAL EXCURSION with the discovery of fauna and the flora. Information with 05.59.29.70 .25

Cambo the Baths considered for the XVI century for the softness of its climate and the healing virtues of its sources, has known to combine wellbeing and tourism. City famous for its residence ?Arnaga? of Basque style néo built by the poet Edmond Rostand where one can discover a whole collection of objects and works of art of the Rostand family. Of share its situation privileged between ?sea and mountain? and its broad choice of activities, Cambo the Baths accomodates you all the year and is an ideal tourist destination to radiate in all the Basque Country.

Joseph Apestéguy, known as ?Chiquito? was born on May 20, 1881 at the house ?Harambidia?, in the district of Bas-Cambo. He as of his adolescence is noticed for his talents of ?pelotari? (player of ball). The family many and is desilvered? Chiquito child wanders with the accesses of Trinquet? where it will be cherished by the owner. Its adolescence, it will pass it there, or just at side on the pediment, devoting itself to will chistera with as much liveliness than of enthusiasm? Two of his/her brothers will be the same confirmed pelotaris: Jean-Pascal and especially ?Gambetta?, with which it will play its first part with Sare.

Traditionally organized in the small village of HELETTE, the fair of the co. Catherine or Santa Katalina, allows the observer not initiated to plunge itself in a certain ?rurality? to the accents of formerly. The small Basque horses or ?pottocks? côtoient mules and other horses, and are the play of the bargainings of the day, where stockbreeders, farmers and merchants of fair are agitated, guards of a festival which is more than centenary. An identical fair exists with ESPELETTE, St Antoine, at the end of January.

The thermal baths are of such a quality that Cambo the Baths is regarded as one of the best French thermal spas?