The authentic vintage rack railway dates back to 1924 and takes you through the unspoiled natural landscape at 9km/hr. During the 35 min ascent you can discover the flora and fauna native to the Basque mountain.
The mountain is inhabited by Pottoks, small hardy Basque ponies roaming free, red headed Manech sheep and Griffon vultures native to the Pyrenees."
on the mountain, in between the clouds. now you see me...
a few seconds later:
hard to fit in between the heads, taken from the train.
stringed peppers all over the houses. the region is world famous for them. who knew?
typical basque house. they're are well kept and pretty.
everything - unlike Languedoc here - is lush and green. fewer vineyards, more cows. I took this picture from the window of the house we were staying at; zoomed just over the roofs of the town.