Ainhoa, Pays Basque, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

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As Ainhoa was designed as a Bastide village, it has only one main street and all the houses face the street. It should be noted that in the Basque country, houses are usually built facing towards the east in order to protect them from the bad weather that comes predominantly from the ocean. However, because the village of Ainhoa is built along the main street, all the houses on one side face west. This is why when you walk down the street you notice that one side is more decorated with beautifully colourful half-timbering while the other side is less decorated and has narrower openings.

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Size: 3840px × 5760px
Location: Ainhoa, Pays Basque, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Photo credit: © Pauline Cutler / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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