- Bayonne is a sea and river port located on the confluence of the Rivers Nive and Adour in the Nouvelle Aquitaine Region of Southwestern France.
- During the Roman Period it was a walled city, possibly named Baiona or Lapurdum, in the Province of Gallia Aquitania, with a 4th century CE fort to guard the river crossing.
The Roman Sites
- Bayonne Old Castle.
- Three Roman Towers and the Roman city wall were incorporated into the Medieval Castle, which is on the site of a Roman Castrum.
- Bayonne City Walls
- The medieval Wall running down Rue Augustine, is built over the Roman Wall, with the medieval towers also built over the location of the Roman towers.
- The outer walls surrounding the city date from the medieval period.
- Rue D’Espagne
- This road runs along the line of the Roman Cardo Maximus, the main north-south road in every Roman town.
Museums
- Bayonne Basque Museum
- Located at 37 Quai des Corsaires, 64100 Bayonne.
- This is a Museum and Library of the Basque People and Culture in France.
Roman Roads
- Via Lusitanorum (Bayonne was near this road)
- Bayonne-Toulouse
Bayonne Castle