Agenda

Though less well known than its rival Parma variety, Jambon de Bayonne, a salt-cured ham, is no less delicious.

Locals honour it at the annual Bayonne Ham Fair held at the Carreau des Halles as well as the Chaho Pelletier.

Join this fair by booking your stay at the Best Western Le Grand Hotel,

and taste this fine local specialty.

Faithful to its tradition Bayonne celebrates its chocolate every year during the Ascension weekend in May.

The chocolate centres are dipped in their coating in the streets of the town and enthusiasts are invited to partake in the delights produced by the master craftsmen.

Bayonne was thus the first town in the kingdom to successfully work the cocoa bean and today still enjoys a reputation for its famous chocolate.

So, if you love chocolate then you will love Bayonne. Not only is some of the best chocolate in the world produced here, but also there is actually a festival dedicated to this delicacy from May 14th until May 15th. 

Test your temptation by booking the

Exclusive "Bayonne's Chocolate Fest" Package

suggested by the Best Western Le Grand Hotel,

a hotel that will take you to this event.

Guided visits are available from the Tourist Office and retrace the history of chocolate and the town via the streets and quaysides. Every year a chocolate producing country is invited as a special guest of honour to the chocolate festival.

Book your room at the Best Western Hotel Montcalm,

a few minutes from Paris' most famous departement stores:

Galeries Lafayette and Printemps.

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