Bayonne: The sleeping beauty of the Basque Country for the NYT

The Nive River and the Pannecau bridge in front, seen from the Marengo bridge. On the right is the Saturday fruit market in Bayonne, France, on November 12, 2022.

The yarns of different colors with which different fabrics and products will be baked in the Lartigue 1910 workshop in Ascain, France, on November 12, 2022. It is the only manufacturer that continues to dye and weave its fabrics entirely locally.

Sophie, a saleswoman, cuts one of the fabrics for customers at the Lartigue 1910 store in Ascain, France, on November 12, 2022. It is the only manufacturer that continues to dye and weave its fabrics entirely locally.

The quiet historic center of Bayonne, France, on November 12, 2022.

A client enters the Levant bookstore in Petit Bayonne, France, on November 12, 2022. This bookstore is full of books of all prices and various objects.

The owner of the Levant bookstore arranges some catalogs. Petit Bayonne, France, November 12, 2022. This bookstore is filled with books of all prices and various objects.

Seated people have an aperitif in front of the Nive River, Bayonne, France, on November 12, 2022.

Cyril Poul, chocolatier at Monsieur Txokola, fills a piping bag with chocolate and then places it in the containers that shape the chocolate bars in Bayonne, France, on November 12, 2022.

Charcuterie, cheeses, and txakoli white wine at the Pierre Oteiza store in Bayonne, France, on November 12, 2022.

A salesperson tries out a beret on a female customer as a family looks at the wall of familiar people wearing berets at La Boutique du Beret on Rue d'Espagne Bayonne, France, November 12, 2022.

A salesman tries out a beret on a young customer at La Boutique du Beret on Rue d'Espagne Bayonne, France, November 12, 2022.