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Cathédrale Ste. Marie
Bankrolled by the whaling community, this cathedral sits dead-center in Grand Bayonne
and is worth a peek. Find the unique keystones on the ceiling along the nave, then circle
behind the church to find the peaceful and polished 13th-century cloisters.
Cost and Hours:
Cathedral—free, Mon-Sat 10:00-11:45 & 15:00-17:45, Sun
15:30-18:00; cloisters—free, daily 9:00-12:30 & 14:00-17:00, until 18:00 mid-May-mid-
Sept.
Sweets Shops
With no more whales to catch, Bayonne turned to producing mouthwatering chocolates
and marzipan; look for shops on the arcaded Rue du Port Neuf (running between the
cathedral and the Adour River).
Daranatz
is Bayonne's best chocolate shop, with bars
of chocolate blended with all kinds of flavors—one with a general mix of spices (lots of
cardamom), one with just cinnamon, and another with
piments d'Espelette
(15 Arceaux
Port Neuf, tel. 05 59 59 03 55,
www.chocolat-bayonne-daranatz.fr
)
.
Cazenave,
founded
in 1854, is a fancy
chocolaterie
with a small café in the back. Try their foamy hot
chocolatewithfreshwhippedcreamontheside,servedwithbutteredtoastfor€9(Tue-Sat
