Le Parapluie du Berger Makhila in Anglet

Talaia, an artisan boutique with quality Basque products in the Basque Country

The Basque Country is a region rich in history and traditions. Passionate about his terroir, Éric opened a unique boutique workshop in Anglet, between Bayonne and Biarritz, and restores all its nobility to authentic objects. Walking sticks, knives and accessories are available for sale, real jewelry handcrafted with quality materials. Discover a store where everything is precise , and choose your Basque symbol to take away.

Talaia, a Basque knife and makila shop to visit in Anglet

Since 2020, Éric has dedicated himself to the development of Basque traditional objects. The knife with a blade as large as the handle is worked with essence of juniper, olive, ebony and boxwood, while damascus steel or forged steel constitutes the blade. Pocket knives, table knives and kitchen knives, everything is manufactured under the label of quality and authenticity, a mark of recognition for its precise and meticulous work. The talaia are also notable for the elegance of their ash stick and the flat pommel in black horn or bone. A typical Basque walking stick inspired by the makila, Éric personalizes your traveling companion as you wish in his workshop. Visit her store and fall for unique and quality objects.

Shepherd's Umbrella, a quality and artisanal product made at Talaia in the Basque Country

A true emblematic object of the rural life of shepherds monitoring the flocks, the shepherd's umbrella is today the symbol of a tradition and endures over time, preserved by craftsmen. This is the case of Eric, a passionate knife maker who develops his art and his creations down to the shepherd's staff, which he reinvents as a shepherd's umbrella. Discover its unique and atypical universe in Anglet, between Bayonne and Biarritz, you will fall for its quality products.

The Talaia shepherd's umbrella is unique in its kind since it was born from the association of the Talaia walking stick and the umbrella of Hervé and Christophe Panto, enthusiasts who have passed down their know-how for 3 generations. A thick cotton canvas, 9 rattan ribs, a burnt ash wood pole and a buffalo or manech horn pommel, these are the characteristics of an authentic shepherd's umbrella. These criteria are respected with the Talaia shepherd umbrella with the handle which is even marked with the 7 bands representing the Basque provinces. Fall for this object of art and decoration imagined with 4 hands in the Basque Country.

Shepherd's umbrellas, 100 % Basque and 100 % authentic, are available in 5 colors with 3 different pommels to choose from : black horn, Manech horn or bone reminiscent of ivory. It is also possible to order your custom shepherd umbrella and have a symbol, initials or logo engraved on the pommel, as well as a phrase on the brass ring. Bring back an ancestral memory of your trip to the Basque Country with a functional and symbolic shepherd's umbrella imagined by a passionate craftsman.