Paris switches to Basque mode, edition 2018

Paris switches to Basque mode, it’s the small break you may have been waiting for. If, from Thursday March 15 to Sunday March 18, 2018, you find yourself in Paris 13th arrondissement city hall, you can discover the city in a new way. Basque Country takes over Paris and covers 950-sqm to offer you a moment of discovery and change of scenery.

This free event organized by the Agence d’attractivité et de Développement Touristiques Béarn Pays Basque [Tourist Attractiveness and Development Agency Béarn Basque Country], Atlantica Communication and the Agence bayonnaise PopUp [Bayonne PopUp Agency] aims at promoting the whole offer of the Basque Country. A touristic, sporting and cultural offer. The Basque Country, Bayonne, Anglet, Biarritz, Bidart, Pays de Saint Jean de Luz, Hendaye, Cambo les Bains Tourist Agencies will be present to welcome you and inform you. Good deals, original ideas, tips on the best festival and other major celebrations are yours.

On the spot, you can discover about twenty creating craftsmen from the Basque Country from traditional artisanal, design, fashion, sport, graphic design, art fields…

Obviously Basque gastronomy will be given pride of place with the presence of a dozen local producers and renown Basque chefs will work throughout the day for a brunch and accompany evening concerts.

In the evening, artists from the Basque Country will perform on the stage. Guaranteed atmosphere! Theme entertainments, workshops and free concerts, conferences and movie are provided and will have a theme: surf, gastronomy, outdoor activities, Basque culture, artisanal creation…

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No matter if you’re young or less young, you can choose how to switch to Basque mode. Anyway, here’s a good deal to entertain yourself and travel through France. In short, we go there for:

• Basque creators for a shopping session
• Basque Country chefs to enjoy tapas and typical dishes
• Tourist Agencies to prepare your next trip or your summer #enmodebasque
• Major events in terms of celebrations and culture in the Basque Country
• Surfing on the Basque coast, hiking, etc…

Or you can simply enjoy after work parties, brunch #enmodebasque, have fun with your family on Saturday or your friends for concerts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings. Without forgetting animations, creative workshops, discoveries, movies and signing sessions…

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