Lac de Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is fed by four watercourses and covers twelve hectares. An easy walking trail of around three kilometres leads around the lake. The leisure complex at Lac de Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle offers canoeing and kayaking, a water slide, and pedal boats.
Renting a holiday apartment in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is a personal choice for shaping your stay.
Nature and Activities
The Redoutes / Gotorlekuak hike is an easy 8.9-kilometre route with a walking time of 2 hours and 45 minutes, suitable for all audiences.
The Forêt de Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle covers 1,300 hectares. It features walking trails with picnic tables, small watercourses, and wooded paths; the area is also home to a diverse range of animal and plant species.
Culture and History
The chistera, the large wicker glove used in Basque pelota, originated in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle.
The Ecomusée de la Pelote et du Xistera Pilotari is located in the tourist information office building in the town centre. It offers a 45-minute sound-and-light tour about the production of xistera and pelota, as well as pelota demonstrations on a large screen.
The Église Saint-Pierre is listed as a historic monument and features three levels of wooden galleries typical of the region.
The Pont de la Vierge in the Ibarron district dates from the 14th century. It has been listed as a historic monument since 1987 and is located on the Way of St James.
The Parcours Patrimoine Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle presents the architecture, traditional crafts, way of life, and historical figures of the municipality.
The Oroit Mina Memorial was erected to commemorate a dark period in the history of the Basque Country. The sculpture represents tolerance and remembrance of the innocent victims of these proceedings.
Festivals and Local Production
The Fêtes de Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle is an annual five-day festival held between the end of June and the beginning of July.
Huilerie Errota – La Noisette Basque offers guided tours led by the company’s founder, self-guided tastings of 21 products, and original, playful discovery trails focused on organic hazelnuts and the oil mill.
The artisanal soap manufactory MayiElu makes soaps by hand in small batches in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, using the traditional cold-process saponification method. Its products are available at the farm shop of Ferme Salaberry.
