Biarritz & French Basque (France) Travel Guide - Sightseeing, Hotel, Restaurant & Shopping Highlights (Illustrated)

The “real” South of France is not just the French Riviera on the Mediterranean. On the western side of the country is the French Basque region with the Atlantic crashing onto its shores.  Here you will find beautiful resort towns including Biarritz – a favourite of Sir Winston Churchill and many other famous foreigners.

Biarritz & French Basque - Overview - Culture - Location & Orientation - Climate & When to Visit - Sightseeing Highlights - Biarritz - History Museum - Virgin on the Rock - Museum of the Sea - City of the Ocean - Asiatic and Oriental Art Museum - Biarritz Lighthouse - Bayonne - Cazenave Chocolate Shop and Tearoom - Saint Mary’s Cathedral and Cloister - History Museum of the Basques - Bonnat Museum - Saint Jean-de-Luz - Saint John the Baptist Church - House of Louis XIV - St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Cheese Cave - Bishop’s Prison - Route de Corniche (between Saint-Jean-de-Luz & Hendaye) - Little Train of La Rhune - Villa Arnaga House & Gardens - Grottos of Isturitz & Oxocelhaya - Basque Cake Museum - Chateau Abbadia - La-Pierre-St-Martin Ski Resort - Etxola Animal Park - Recommendations for the Budget Traveler - Places To Stay - Maison E. Bernat - Quick Palace Anglet - Manoir Théas - Hotel Club Vacanciel Salies de Bearn - Hotel Uhainak - Places To Eat & Drink - Chez Mattin - Auberge Du Petit Bayonne - Bar Jean - Restaurant les Trois Fontaines - Ttotta - Places To Shop - Bayonne Markets - Saint-Jean-de-Luz - Pau-Pyrenees - Accoceberry - Ainciart-Bergara