Bayonne

Bayonne Castle
Bayonne Castle
  • 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

 

Bayonne Castle

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