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00:14Hucktaway in southwestern France is a region that moves to its very own rhythm, the Béarn.
00:21Not a place of loud spectacles, but a land of quiet discoveries.
00:26A truly different kind of land.
00:30Travel here, and you immerse yourself in a world of fortified walls, hidden vaults, and a history you can feel
00:38in every single cobblestone of its ancient alleys.
01:00Our journey begins in Navarinks.
01:03Behind the massive fortified walls of this historic Bastide, time seems to pass more slowly.
01:10The alleys of the old town tell tales of pilgrims and kings.
01:16And if you look closely, you'll often discover the true heart of the city hidden away.
01:23Beneath the centuries-old houses stretch vast vaults and catacombs.
01:29Silent witnesses in stone of a fortified and mysterious past.
01:46Just a few kilometers away, Sovterre de Béarn rises majestically above the emerald waters of the Gave Doloron.
01:54Here, too, the medieval heritage shapes the face of the town.
01:59It is an architecture built for protection, yet opening up to a wild and untamed nature.
02:28Completely different, yet unmistakably Béarnaise.
02:39The town owes its wealth to white gold, salt.
02:44For centuries, the legendary Celle de Salis has been drawn from deep springs right here.
02:51This treasure from the depths not only shaped the winding alleys of the old town,
02:55but also gifted the place its healing waters.
02:58In the magnificent thermal baths of the Belle Époque,
03:03the centuries-old tradition of salt extraction blends with pure elegance.
03:16Whether deep within the catacombs, in the bubbling thermal springs,
03:21or high upon the fortified walls,
03:24the Béarn demands to be discovered.
03:28Step by step,
03:30it is not a place that reveals its secrets at first glance.
03:33It is a region like no other.
03:40Untertitelung. BR 2018
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