Bayonne Cathedral

The Synagogue in Bayonne is a Sephardi synagogue from 1837. The architect of the synagogue is Capdeville. This Neo-Classical stone building still serves as a synagogue.

Built in the sixteenth century, the church of Saint Nicolas de Géthary is characteristic of the labourdine churches of the Basque country. With its covered porch and steeple-pediment, the building presents, according to the Basque tradition, a choir and altar, largely raised, dominated by galleries that surround a single nave. The 1970 renovation highlights the altarpieces, the many statues dating from the seventeenth century, the painted decor of the beams and balustrades galleries.

At the end of the 13th century, in the midst of a period of prosperity, the Bishopric had a series of ecclesiastical buildings built, including a new cathedral built on an old Romanesque sanctuary that had become too small. This building collapsed in 1646, and the construction of the current building was built from 1656 to 1719 on Vauban's plans, and was not completely completed until 1894. Of the 13th century building, only the old gate rebuilt in the north arm remains. This portal is called the Apostles' portal.