A stylish Basque surf town with grand belle époque villas, big Atlantic beaches and Spain's San Sebastián just down the coast. Here's what Biarritz is like, when to go and how long to stay.
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Temperatures are the average daytime high in °C.
June to September is best for beaches and surf, with warm days and a cool sea. August is the busiest. Autumn has great surf and quieter beaches. Winter is mild but rainy.
The big main beach in front of the Hôtel du Palais.
A rock reached by a little iron footbridge, with a statue of the Virgin.
Côte des Basques beach is the birthplace of French surfing.
A hands-on museum of the ocean and surfing.
Basque ham, cheese and pintxos at the covered market.
A pretty Basque fishing town, 20 minutes south.
Yes. It mixes glamour, surfing and Basque food, and San Sebastián is less than an hour away.
Fly into Biarritz, which has some direct flights from the UK, mainly in summer. Bordeaux is about 2 hours by train.
June to September, around 20 to 26°C.
Yes. There are calm beaches like Port Vieux, an aquarium and surf schools for children.
Yes. It's about 45 minutes away by car, bus or train.
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