Biarritz is a basque town of Pyrénées Atlantiques located southeast of the France, 28 kilometres from the Spanish town of San Sebastián. This seaside resort, popular with tourists, indeed offers a wide range of activities both to relax for aquatic sports. Biarritz was a small fishing village of whales until the half of the 19th century when it became a place of resort par excellence thanks to Empress Eugénie and Napoleon III who wintered there. Since then, Biarritz attracts wealthy tourists seeking an exclusive place to relax and snowboarders for the Atlantic waves. Arriving at Biarritz, you have the choice between the train, plane or car. But if you arrive by plane, it is advisable to take a car destination in Biarritz to move.
The city of Biarritz offers thousand tourist and sporting opportunities. Its saline water sources are a seaside town with several top range Thalassotherapy centres which will delight the most demanding of Biarritz. If you want to relax in the wilderness, the beaches of Biarritz will give you miles of white sand. If you want to play sports, Biarritz has a range of possibilities ranging from surfing to horseback riding (the Hippodrome of flowers), passing through the golf (Golf du Lighthouse built by the English), rugby or the famous basque pelota.
In destination car from Biarritz you can also go to the Spanish border and to get to San Sebastián where you will have the opportunity to discover an exceptional city and exquisite gastronomy. If you prefer to stay in France, Anglet and Bayonne are short-distance by car. But if you do not destination car or if simply want to stay in Biarritz, walks and discoveries will not fail.
The Petit Train de Biarritz which part of the great range or the rock of the Virgin, will take you across to a circuit in the city without you tire. And if you you prefer walking, we invite you to discover places charming as the Port of fishermen, the Jules Ferry district, the lighthouse, built in 1834, the sublime Chapel Imperial, the historical Museum of old Biarritz or the Museum of the sea with his style Art-Deco.
And to complete your stay in Biarritz, nothing like that basque cuisine. Wake up your taste buds with the products such as the famous Bayonne ham, the Espelette pepper, anchovies, cod, and seafood.