Bayonne Old Town (Day Trip)
15 Rue Montaut, Bayonne, 64100, France
Bayonne is the Basque capital and Biarritz's historic neighbour — a fortified medieval city 8km inland where half-timbered houses line the Nive River, the Gothic cathedral (Cathédrale Sainte-Marie, UNESCO-listed as part of the Camino de Santiago) dominates the skyline, and the Musée Basque provides the most comprehensive introduction to Basque culture in France.
Biarritz Chocolate & Bayonne
Avenue de Biarritz, Bidart, 64200, France
The Basque Country has been making chocolate since the 17th century — Sephardic Jews fleeing the Spanish Inquisition brought cacao preparation techniques to Bayonne (10km from Biarritz), making it the first place in France to produce chocolate.
Casino Municipal
1 Avenue Edouard VII, 64200 Biarritz
This Art Deco beauty almost didn't survive.
Cote des Basques
Perspective de la Côte des Basques, Biarritz, 64200, France
You're looking at the birthplace of surfing in Europe, and it happened because a Hollywood screenwriter got bored.
Grande Plage
1 Boulevard du Général de Gaulle, Biarritz, 64200, France
This glamorous stretch of sand has a past that would horrify today's sunbathers.
Hotel du Palais
1 Avenue de l'Impératrice, Biarritz, 64200, France
This enormous building started life as a love letter.
Patisserie Miremont
1 bis Place Georges Clémenceau, Biarritz, 64200, France
Two European kings used to eat cake in this room.
Phare de Biarritz
Esplanade Elisabeth II, 64200 Biarritz
Look up.
Plateau de l'Atalaye
Esplanade des Anciens Combattants, Biarritz, 64200, France
This unassuming clifftop used to be the most important place in Biarritz.
Port Vieux
Biarritz, France
You're standing at the oldest documented heart of Biarritz.
Rocher de la Vierge
Esplanade de la Vierge, Biarritz, 64200, France
You're standing at the most iconic spot in Biarritz, and almost everything you've been told about it is wrong.
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Biarritz, France
Saint-Jean-de-Luz is the prettiest fishing port on the Basque coast — a sheltered bay town 20 minutes south of Biarritz where Louis XIV married Maria Theresa of Spain in 1660 (the wedding church, Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, has the finest Basque church interior on the French side) and where the working tuna fishing fleet still lands its catch at the harbour.
Explore history in Biarritz
GPS-guided narration at every landmark. Tap a spot on the map, hear the story. Every fact verified.