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Where to park
Where to leave the car
Paid on-street (1.50€/h) plus a paid lot on Boulevard du Prince de Galles.
Beach · Biarritz · Pyrénées-Atlantiques · France
Côte des Basques, Biarritz
The birthplace of European surf — long lefts, Basque cliffs and Pays Basque style
The beach where surfing arrived in Europe in 1957. A long crescent below a wooded cliff, with a mellow left-hander at mid-tide and views south to the Pyrenees. Vanishes at high tide — check the timetable.
- Type
- Sandy beach
- Length
- 800 m
- Sand
- Fine golden sand
- Water
- Atlantic · 17–21 °C · strong shore break, tidal
GPS · 43.4753° N, -1.5636° W
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When to arrive
Best time to visit
Mid to low tide (check tables) — evenings for the alpenglow on the Pyrenees.
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France — Louvre skip-the-line, Versailles, Riviera boats and Provence lavender
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By fast catamaran from Cannes or Nice along the Estérel red cliffs to Saint-Tropez — free time in the old port, lunch on Place des Lices and a peek at Pampelonne on the way back.
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Nature9 hoursProvence lavender + Gordes + Sénanque abbey
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A summer classic from Avignon or Aix — Sénanque Cistercian abbey with its purple foreground, hilltop Gordes, the ochre village of Roussillon and a lavender-distillery tasting.
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Culture13 hoursMont-Saint-Michel day tour from Paris (train + guide)
4.6(4,100 reviews)
A full day from Paris to the tidal abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel by TGV — coach transfer from Rennes, guided visit inside the abbey and free time on the ramparts before the tide comes in.
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€225per person
- TGV round-trip
- Skip-the-line abbey
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Food & wine10 hoursChampagne day — Reims + two houses tasting
4.8(3,900 reviews)
A day in Champagne from Paris — Reims Notre-Dame (where French kings were crowned), a Grande Marque house (Taittinger or Mumm) and a smaller grower cellar with lunch pairing.
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€180per person
- Two cellar visits
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How you get there
Getting there
10-min walk from central Biarritz.
What you'll find
Services
- Surf schools
- Beach bars in summer
- Sunbed rental (limited)
Local tips
What we wish we'd been told
- 01Take a beginner surf lesson at low tide
- 02Sunset drinks at Villa Belza terrace above the beach
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