Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a castle in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Arrondissement of Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is situated nearby to the city gate Porte Saint-Jacques, as well as near the cemetery Ancien cimetière.

Photo: Patrick.charpiat, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Porte Saint-Jacques and Prison of bishops of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Porte Saint-Jacques

City gate

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Porte Saint-Jacques is a city gate, which is situated 150 metres north of Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Prison of bishops of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Museum

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Prison of bishops of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a museum, which is situated 200 metres northwest of Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Notre-Dame

Church

Photo: Harrieta171, CC BY 2.5.

Notre-Dame is a church, which is situated 250 metres west of Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ispoure and Uhart-Cize.

Ispoure is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre, part of the Basque Country, and historically has a high percentage of inhabitants of Cascarot descent.

Uhart-Cize

Village

Photo: Harrieta171, CC BY 2.5.

Uhart-Cize is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre.

Ascarat

Village

Photo: Harrieta171, CC BY 2.5.

Ascarat is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France. The inhabitants are known as Azkaratear.

Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Type: Castle
Also known as: “Citadel of Mendiguren” and “Citadelle de Saint Jean Pied de Port”
Categories: citadel, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Arrondissement of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.16236° or 43° 9′ 45″ north

Longitude

-1.23395° or 1° 14′ 2″ west

Open location code

8CMW5Q68+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 454443750

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=castle

Wikidata ID

Q16518346

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Citadel of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port” goes by many names.

Basque: “Mendiguren gaztelua”
French: “citadelle de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port”
French: “Citadelle du Mendiguren”
German: “Zitadelle von Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port”
Spanish: “Ciudadela de Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ancien cimetière and Pilgrim Office.

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