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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, DANCERS ON THE SCENE OF THE PASTORAL MADDI TRAJERIA SET UP ON THE LARGE FRONTON OF THE VILLAGE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, DANCERS ON THE SCENE OF THE PASTORAL MADDI TRAJERIA SET UP ON THE LARGE FRONTON OF THE VILLAGE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, LAHONCE, GAME OF BASQUE PELOTA AND MORE PRECISELY LAXOA, ANCESTOR OF ALL FORMS OF PELOTA, NEAR NOTRE-DAME ABBEY Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, , IN JULY 2025, THE VILLAGE OF IRISSARRY CELEBRATED ITS CAVALCADE, A VIBRANT BASQUE TRADITION COMBINING SATIRICAL THEATER, TRADITIONAL DANCES, AND VIBRANT COSTUMES. SET TO A BACKDROP OF LOCAL MUSIC AND HUMOR, THE BOLANTAK, COLORFUL CHARACTERS IN FLAMBOYANT ATTIRE, LED THE PROCESSION. THIS POPULAR FESTIVAL BRINGS TOGETHER GENERATIONS AROUND A FESTIVE AND COMMITTED SHOW, REFLECTING BASQUE CULTURE IN ALL ITS CREATIVITY AND ATTACHMENT TO ITS ROOTS Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, A BASQUE PELOTA PLAYER DURING A GAME OF CHISTERA (BASQUE PELOTA) IN SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, NAVARRESE DANCERS OF TRADITIONAL BASQUE DANCE AT THE FOOT OF THE FAMOUS GIANTS DURING A FESTIVAL CALLED NAFARROAREN EGUNA (NAVARRE DAY) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SPAIN, NAVARRA, BASQUE COUNTRY, ELIZONDO, EVERY SUMMER, THE CELEBRATION OF THE BAZTANDARREN BILTZARRA (GATHERING OF RESIDENTS OF THE SMALL BAZTAN VALLEY) GIVES RISE TO A JOYFUL FESTIVAL WHERE THE BASQUE COUNTRY AND ITS CULTURE ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT. HERE DANCERS BRANDISH THE FLAG OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY CALLED IKURRINA UNDER THE BALCONY OF THE TOWN HALL Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, CIBOURE, GAME OF BASQUE PELOTA AND MORE PRECISELY LAXOA, ANCESTOR OF ALL FORMS OF PELOTA, ON THE CIBOURE FRONTON Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, DANCERS ON THE SCENE OF THE PASTORAL MADDI TRAJERIA SET UP ON THE LARGE FRONTON OF THE VILLAGE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, AT TRINQUET GARAT, BEFORE THE FINAL OF THE SUPER PRESTIGE TOURNAMENT IS PLAYED, THE BENCH OF PUNTERS AND PELOTA (PILOTAZALE) ENTHUSIASTS Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SPAIN, BASQUE COUNTRY, ELIZONDO, THE CHAMPION JOSEBA URTASUN ENGAGES A GAME OF BASQUE PELOTA AND MORE PRECISELY OF LAXOA, ORIGINAL MODALITY OF THE BASQUE PELOTA Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, AINHOA, AINHOA IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN FRANCE. BASQUE PELOTA PLAYERS ON THE VILLAGE FRONTON Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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SPAIN, NAVARRA, BASQUE COUNTRY, LANTZ, THE CARNIVAL OF THE SMALL VILLAGE OF LANTZ IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BASQUE CARNIVALS. THE VILLAGERS WEAR A SCARF ADORNED WITH THE COAT OF ARMS OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY. FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, ENTRANCE TO A CIRCUS UNDER A MARQUEE. CLOWN Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, DANCERS ON THE SCENE OF THE PASTORAL MADDI TRAJERIA SET UP ON THE LARGE FRONTON OF THE VILLAGE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, AMONG THE CARNIVAL RITUALS, LIBERTIMENDUA IS THE OCCASION FOR A BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE VILLAGES COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE JOYFULLY AND DANCE. HERE THE DANCERS CALLED ?BOLANTAK? Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, MUSCULDY, THE DANCERS OF THE MASQUERADE PERFORMED IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF MUSCULDY Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), CIBOURE, TRADITIONAL BASQUE DANCES ON THE FRONTON Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-DE-LUZ, DECORATION AT THE ENTRANCE OF A CIRCUS UNDER A TENT Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

SPAIN, NAVARRA, BASQUE COUNTRY, LANTZ, THE CARNIVAL OF THE SMALL VILLAGE OF LANTZ IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS BASQUE CARNIVALS. THE BANDIT "MIEL OTXIN" IS BURNED AT DUSK WHILE THE "TXATXOAK" (OR "TXATXOS") DANCE THE ZORTZIKO AROUND THE FIRE ON FEBRUARY 21, 2023 Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, OSSES, TRADITIONAL BASQUE DANCE DANCERS PARADE THROUGH THE VILLAGE OF OSSES DURING THE CAVALCADE THEY ORGANIZED Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, THE RED-HEADED SHEEP, ACTRESSES OF THE MADDI TRAJERIA PASTORAL, ARE WAITING TO GO ON STAGE AT THE LARGE FRONTON OF THE VILLAGE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. THE TRADITIONAL HOUSES OF AINHOA, ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VILLAGES IN FRANCE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, BASQUE COUNTRY, PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, HASPARREN, TO CELEBRATE THE 30 YEARS OF JOALDUN D'HASPARREN'S GROUP, THE CITY WELCOMES A LARGE NUMBER OF JOALDUN FROM ALL OVER THE BASQUE COUNTRY (FRENCH AND SPANISH) FOR A PARADE IN THE STREETS OF THE CITY Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, JOYFUL ACTORS FROM THE PASTORAL MADDI TRAJERIA ARE WAITING TO TAKE THE STAGE AT THE LARGE FRONTON OF THE VILLAGE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, MUSCULDY, THE DANCERS OF THE MASQUERADE PERFORMED IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF MUSCULDY Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, ABENSE, THE RED AND BLACK ZAMALTZAIN, (HORSE MAN) DURING THE DANCE PART OF THE MASQUERADE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, PELOTA GAME BETWEEN CHAMPIONS BAPTISTE DUCASSOU AND PEIO LARRALDE DURING THE SUPER PRESTIGE FINAL IN THE EMBLEMATIC TRINQUET GARAT Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, AMONG THE CARNIVAL RITUALS, LIBERTIMENDUA IS THE OCCASION FOR A BEAUTIFUL FESTIVAL WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM THE VILLAGES COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE JOYFULLY AND DANCE. HERE THE DANCERS CALLED ?BOLANTAK? Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64) BASQUE COUNTRY, ESPELETTE PEPPER (EZPELETAKO BIPERRA IN BASQUE) IS THE ONLY PEPPER (AOC-AOP SPICE) PRODUCED IN METROPOLITAN FRANCE. HERE, A TYPICAL HOUSE OF THE VILLAGE DRYING AGAINST ITS FACADE THE BRAIDS OF PEPPERS Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, AQUITAINE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, BASQUE COUNTRY, LACARRY, AN ANCESTRAL TRADITION IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY, THE MASQUERADE IS ONE OF THE UNCHANGING RITUALS AT THE START OF THE YEAR. HERE, IT IS PLAYED ON THE FRONTON OF THE SMALL VILLAGE OF LACARRY (LAKARRI). A BASQUE DANCER (TRADITIONAL DANCE) PLAYING THE ROLE OF ?ZAMALZAIN?, THE HORSE DANCER, IS JUMPING Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, BASQUE COUNTRY, PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SARE, POTTOK FAIR (TRADITIONAL BASQUE HORSE) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), PAYS BASQUE, DETAIL ON DANCER'S LEGS IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY IN TRADITIONAL DRESS Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, AINHOA, PANORAMA ON THE VILLAGE OF AINHOA AND THE MOUNTAIN LA RHUNE FROM THE NOTRE-DAME-D'ARANTZAZU CHAPEL (OR NOTRE-DAME-DE-L'AUBEPINE) ON THE TRADITIONAL DISCOID STELAE (ANCESTRAL FUNERAL CROSSES) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, BIRIATOU, MATCH OF BASQUE PELOTA ON THE FRONTON OF BIRIATOU, JOAKIN ARIZAGA TOURNAMENT'S FINAL (CACHENAUT-ANDUEZA VS ITOIZ-ITOIZ) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), PAYS BASQUE, DANCERS OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY FROM THE PROVINCE OF NAVARRE DRESSED WITH TRADITIONAL CLOSES DANCE AND PARADE THROUGH THE STREETS OF SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, BASQUE COUNTRY, PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64), TRADITIONAL BASQUE DANCE CALLED GLASS DANCE (GODALET DANTZA) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT MICHEL, IN THE HEIGHTS, ABOVE SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, VERY CLOSE TO THE WAY OF SAINT JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE AND THE ROMAN TOWER OF URKULU A HERD OF BLACK-HEADED MANEX SHEEP TAKES THE TRANSHUMANCE BACK TO THE FARM Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, BIDARRAY, HIKE ON THE GR 10 ARRIVING AT PIC D'IPARLA (1049 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL) BETWEEN SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY AND BIDARRAY Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY , BEAUTIFUL NAVARRESE HOUSE WITH TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT MICHEL, URKULU, IN THE HEIGHTS, ABOVE SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, NEAR THE WAY OF SAINT JACQUES DE COMPOSTELLE, JEAN-BERNARD MAITIA, SHEPHERD, PROCEEDS TO THE MANUAL MILKING OF HIS FLOCK OF BLACK HEAD SHEEP (MANEX BLACK HEAD ) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, RED-HEADED SHEEP OR CALLED MANEX REDHEADS Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), PAYS BASQUE, DANCER OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY IN TRADITIONAL DRESS Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-BAIGORRY, SMALL GUARD DOG AT THE WINDOW OF A BEAUTIFUL NAVARRESE HOUSE WITH TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, ESPELETTE, ESPELETTE PEPPER, A FAMOUS BASQUE CONDIMENT, HAS AN AOC (PROTECTED PRODUCTS) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE. PYRENEES-ATLANTIQUES (64) BASQUE COUNTRY. TRANSHUMANCE OF THE FLOCK OF BLACK HEADED MANEX SHEEP RETURNING TO THE FARM ON THE HEIGHTS OF URKULU Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, BASQUE PELOTA AT THE GARAT'S TRINQUET IN SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT (MONCE, CUBIAT VS ETCHEGARAY, X. LAMBERT) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, BASQUE PELOTA AT THE GARAT'S TRINQUET IN SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT (MONCE, CUBIAT VS ETCHEGARAY, X. LAMBERT) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Pays-Basque

FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT, BASQUE PELOTA AT THE GARAT'S TRINQUET IN SAINT-JEAN-PIED-DE-PORT (MONCE, CUBIAT VS ETCHEGARAY, X. LAMBERT) Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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FRANCE, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES (64), BASQUE COUNTRY, UREPEL, THE MARK OF UREPEL (VALLEYS OF ALDUDES IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY, FRANCE, SOUTH-WEST) IS A RITUAL, WHICH HAS EXISTED SINCE 1858. IN THE ALDUDES VALLEYS, THE BLOND COWS OF THE PYRENEES ARE BRANDED IN UREPEL WITH A " VE "BEFORE BEING CARRIED OUT FOR THE SUMMER IN SOROGAIN IN THE NAVARRESE PASTURES OF THE ERRO VALLEY, ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BORDER Photo by Severine Dabadie/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM