Guest of Honor 

THE PAYS BASQUE, 

GUEST COUNTRY OF HONOUR AT THE GRAND PAVOIS LA ROCHELLE 2024

 

Land and ocean, beaches and mountains, powerful and grandiose landscapes, world-renowned wave spots and a culture that is omnipresent in everyday life… the Pays Basque will be in the limelight at the Grand Pavois La Rochelle 2024.

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A recreation of a Basque village with its local colours and evocative street names, the 80,000 visitors expected at the 2024 edition of the international afloat boat show will be immersed in the atmosphere of the traditional Basque country and its provinces of Labourd, Lower Navarre, Soule, Vizcaya, Guipuzcoa, Alava and Navarre. In the 750 square metre hall reserved for the occasion, you’ll find a market of local producers of gastronomic products, as well as demonstrations of traditional dances, songs, bandas, exhibitions (history of pelota, costumes…), handicrafts, not forgetting the traditional restaurant dedicated to the Guest of Honour.

Grand Pavois La Rochelle

Tourism and boating will not be sidelined, however, as the aim is also to showcase nautical activities, as well as bringing together local tourist offices, marinas and boats that bear witness to the Basque country’s great maritime history. Of particular note is the presence of Saltillo, based in Portugalete (Bilbao), a ketch with mixed sails (horn and Bermuda), a wooden mast, steel hull and deck, which sails as a training ship for the Escuela Técnica Superior de Nautica y Mâquinas Navales. But there was also the desire to present a whaleboat, a witness to the incredible history of whaling, and to recall the history of the Basque fishermen who were the masters of this sport in the 16th century…

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