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Juillet 2026,

Le 16 juillet, l’aventure commençait déjà : nos taxis nous attendaient pour nous conduire à la gare Montparnasse. Paris–Saint-Jean-de-Luz, c’était parti pour une nouvelle escapade au cœur du Pays basque !

À notre arrivée, Jérôme, notre guide et camarade de voyage, était là pour nous accueillir et lancer cette troisième aventure. Christel, responsable des groupes à l’Office de tourisme de Saint-Jean-de-Luz, nous avait également réservé un accueil chaleureux. Christel, c’est notre petite pépite : une escapade au Pays basque sans elle et sans Jérôme, ce n’est tout simplement pas possible ! Et, cerise sur le gâteau, Peio, notre conducteur en or, était lui aussi au rendez-vous.

Le programme était magnifique : l’ascension de la Rhune à Sare, la découverte de l’artisanat basque — fromage, espadrilles, bérets, makhila —, des paysages grandioses entre mer et montagne, et des soirées complètement folles, rythmées par les confettis et le traditionnel Toro de Fuego.

Notre groupe, composé de quinze filles et d’un adolescent, était tout simplement fantastique. Une véritable ambiance de colonie de vacances, faite de fous rires, d’entraide, d’amitié et de complicité. Des moments précieux et des soirées inoubliables.

Un immense merci à Christel de nous avoir permis d’assister, en loge VIP, à la demi-finale de cesta punta. C’était incroyable ! Nos hôteliers nous ont également réservé un accueil chaleureux, et nous avons eu la chance de rencontrer des personnes formidables. Une pensée particulière pour Émilie et Mixel. Et comment oublier Mixel et son fameux transport en bétaillère ? Ce souvenir restera gravé dans nos mémoires !

Le Pays basque était déjà une région chère à nos cœurs ; il est désormais encore plus riche de souvenirs pour tout le groupe. Certaines de nos lutines ont même participé aux trois escapades… Une belle fidélité à cette terre si attachante !

La journée à Pampelune fut, elle aussi, exceptionnelle. Ana nous a guidés à travers la cathédrale, un lieu grandiose et impressionnant, puis nous avons rencontré les géants : un moment absolument magique et dépaysant.

Tout était éblouissant. Et nous pouvons le confirmer une nouvelle fois : au Pays basque, on mange très bien… mais beaucoup trop ! Six jours de découvertes, de vacances, de convivialité et de partage, durant lesquels chaque journée fut unique.

Jérôme nous a accompagnés avec passion et bonne humeur. Peio, chauffeur attentionné et toujours disponible, n’hésitait pas à faciliter nos déplacements ou à faire un détour pour nous offrir un nouveau « waouh ! ». Grâce à sa conduite douce, il a aussi permis quelques siestes bien méritées… malgré l’indiscipline légendaire de nos deux ambianceurs de car : Jérôme et Alice !

Désormais, le RAP n’a plus aucun secret pour nos lutines !

Nous pourrions écrire des pages et des pages, répéter mille fois que cette escapade était féérique, incroyablement bien construite et remplie d’émotions. Mais il est difficile de retranscrire fidèlement tout ce que nous avons vécu. Le Pays basque ne se raconte pas seulement : il se vit. Il bouleverse les émotions, émerveille les regards et emporte les cœurs. Ses paysages, ses villages, ses montagnes, son océan et ses traditions en font une région unique, où flotte comme une douce odeur de paradis.

Un immense merci à tous les participants, aux intervenants, aux restaurateurs, aux guides et à toutes les personnes rencontrées au fil de cette aventure.

Merci tout particulièrement à Émilie et à nos amoureux des orgues : la visite de l’orgue d’Urrugne fut une magnifique réussite. Urrugne, si chère à mon cœur, restera encore un peu plus gravée dans nos souvenirs.

Merci à Peio pour sa conduite douce et rassurante. Merci à Jérôme pour son enthousiasme, ses explications et son énergie communicative.

Et surtout… un immense merci, accompagné de nos plus chaleureux applaudissements, à la personne la plus gentille, la plus douce et la plus précieuse : celle qui a coordonné ce fantastique programme avec une organisation parfaite et sans aucune fausse note.

Merci Christel !

Alors, que cela soit dit : en 2027, nous serons de nouveau au Pays basque !

Jérôme, prépare-toi… Christel, c’est reparti !

Merci à vous, les lutines : vous avez été exceptionnelles.

À l’année prochaine ! 🌞🏔️🌊🎉

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Two life-size mannequins in regal costumes on a display stage: a crowned king in metallic armor and a crowned queen in a blue-gold gown.
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Interior view of a grand spiraling staircase with ornate railing and stone walls, people standing on the steps beneath a blue circular skylight
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Historic buildings line a calm canal under a blue sky, with a bridge railing in the foreground.
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Large outdoor color map board of the Basque Country (Pays Basque) mounted on green posts, showing coastline, towns, and a circular inset map with a website URL at the bottom.
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Group of people seated at a long checkered-table restaurant, chatting over drinks and plates.
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Four seniors smiling on a beach at sunset, barefoot on wet sand, holding sandals and bags with the sea and cloudy sky in the background
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Night view of a town with colorful multi-story buildings along a hillside and a church tower in the distance, softly lit by streetlights.
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Lively rustic restaurant interior with wooden beams, hanging lanterns, brick walls, and checkered tables set for diners.
Seaside town with red and white timber-framed buildings, a rocky breakwater, and calm water under a blue sky.
Wide view of a church interior with red apse, stained-glass windows, and wooden pews facing a central altar.
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Large wooden pipe organ suspended in a church interior with surrounding balconies and staircases.
Wooden pipe-organ console with three manuals, rows of keyboards, and numerous labeled stop knobs on the sides; sheet music in a green binder above.
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Wooden pipe organ console with multiple round stop knobs labeled in French, keyboards, pedalboard, and a remote on the left side.
Coastal town along a hillside with blue sea in the foreground and clear sky above it.
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