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independent discoveries in Carcassonne. Breakfast, Lunch
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French, sharing a culture with northern
Heritage Site. This optional tour also includes
Spain. Before the French Revolution, the
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Basque people enjoyed a great degree of
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Dinner is on your own this evening in
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to Bayonne see the traditional Basque colors of red and
This morning, we depart for Bayonne, green so often adorning shutters of the
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the Romans conquered this region in the After lunch together in a local restaurant,
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with the area. Dinner is on your own this SLYOWP T^ ]PXZaPO XLVTYR _SP makhila as
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