Porte St-Jacques which was, along the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France, made a Unesco World Heritage Site in 1998. Inside, the town is pretty small but nonetheless charming. The 
Pont d’Eyheraberry (Eyheraberry bridge) over the Nive River is a romantic roman bridge and one of the highlights of the town.
Mendiguren Citadel. From there, you get a nice panorama view of the town and the surrounding green countryside with the mountains in the background. The citadel, built in 1628 by Antoine de Ville, now houses a school and is unfortunately not opened to the public.
Hôtel des Pyrénées – $$
Maison Garicoitz – $$Once you have arrived in St Jean Pied de Port, everything is reachable by foot.
Arriving to St Jean Pied de Port
PLANE – The closest airport is in Biarritz, 53km away. From the airport, it is possible to take a train to Bayonne and, from there, another one to St Jean Pied de Port.
CAR – St Jean Pied de Port is crossed by the roads D933 and D918. The D933 (which becomes the N-135 in Spain) will take you to Pamplona in about 90 minutes (75 km). The road D918 connects St Jean Pied de Port with Bayonne in about 1 h (50 km).
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BUS – There is a daily bus from Pamplona to Saint Jean Pied de Port, it takes about 1h 45 minutes and is operated by ALSA. The company Transports64 operates a bus line that connects St Jean Pied de Port with St Palais and St Etienne de Baigorry.
Express Bourricot offers buses from Saint Jean Pied de Port to many surrounding locations.
TRAIN – There is a train station in Saint Jean Pied de Port that is located in the Avenue de la Gare (Station Avenue). There are 4 direct trains per day from Bayonne to St Jean Pied de Port and it takes about 80 minutes. From Bayonne, it is possible to catch the high-speed line (TGV) to Paris as well as many other regional train services.
