Eglise d'Ainhoa

Interesting Church

This was yet another interesting church in Basque Country. It is located in the village of Ainhoa, which is designated as one of the beautiful villages of France. Both the church and the village are p...

A Basque Church

We stopped at this village for lunch, but had opportunity to walk around for photo ops. I visited the church. Its interior was quite colorful and it had side galleries like a performance hall, unlik...

Worth it if in the area, unusual interior and rustic exterior.

This is an interesting church as it is an old Basque style. The exterior has a very cool rustic look and the interior has 2 levels of balconies for the men and seating on the main floor for the women...

Nice church in lovely village

The interior, like others in this area (St Jean de Luz for example) has, to our eyes, the unusual feature of two wooden galleries on three sides, which make it interesting to visit. Ainhoa is a beauti...

Original Text

As a curiosity, all churches in this area, the French Basque, have inside their floor, coro or wooden balconies both on the side and the back.