What is the purpose of this website ?
Well it's simple : to help foreigners, tourists, to find things they need during their holidays in Biarritz.
Is this site affiliated with the city of Biarritz or other officials?
No, absolutly not ! It's a personnal website that want to remain free. We know the city since our youth, so it's easy for us to get the informations.
Are the informations correct all the time ?
Well, it's not easy to answer. We try to be as much as complet as we can. Of course a restaurant, a bar, or a shop can change faster in this economic world. We count on you to let us know if some informations have been changed about a place, like the hours of opening, address, etc.
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The private informations that are recorded on the site, are they stored or sold ?
No and no, we don't care about storing datas about you. We are the first to block the spams on our mail adresses and blocking the phone numbers that tries to sell us a carpet or other stupid things.
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When you fill the contact form (Contact menu), we don't store you name and adress mail. We just keep it during our conversation and after that we erase them, and so forget about you totaly.
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Beautiful point of view of Biarritz ! If you want to know more go to read this article : Rocher de la Vierge Napoleon III decided to built it, and the Rocher de la Vierge in Biarritz started to be used has a dike. Now it’s a beautiful seesight and point of view for tourism
Monsieur Txokola started in Bayonne, one of the oldest place where chocolate were imported and worked in Europe ! Monsieur Txokola is one of the rarest chocolate maker in France whom is working directly from the bean ! The two chocolate masters Ronan Lagadec et Cyril Pouil.
La Côte des Basques – beach
The first surf spot of France in history, surfed by the famous "tontons surfeurs"The famous beach called “Côte des Basques”, which is famous for it surf spots. It’s also the first surf spot of France and entrance of the surf in Europe, ride by the famous “Tontons surfeurs”. When the tide is high, you can’t stand on the beach, but at low tide, the spot is perfect to take sun bath, to walk along and just breath. Have a look on the live webcam : click here
DID YOU KNOW LAST POSTS
8 May
Makila a symbol of the Basque country
Makila or makhila is strictly speaking the traditional Basque walking stick In reality it is much more than this: it is a century-old badge of honor in villages across the Basque Country, a must have accessory of the master of the Basque house, a walking help in a region with a rugged terrain and, maybe most importantly, a…weapon. With the occasion of the “European Arts and Crafts Days” held this year at the beginning of April I visited the only makila makers of the Basque Country, whose workshop -“Ainciant Bergara”- situated in the village of Larressore, is distinguished with the label “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (EPV)” (“Living Heritage Company”). In size of the workshop Ainciant- Bergara family has been making makilas for six generation is tiny, a two room place, but what is even more surprising is that their makilas are known in the whole world having been offered to luminaries like Ronald Regan, Duke of Edinburgh, former French president Francois Mitterand, Pope John-Paul II and actress Natalie Portman on her wedding to Benjamin Millepied. Nicole Bergara, our host, was gracious to share with us many aspects of the makila making process but stressed that the family keeps the ancient […]
10 May
The pintxo a famous small basque sandwich
The pintxo (literally “thorn” or “spike”) is a small snack Typicaly eaten in bars, it’s a tradition from the northern of Spain and very popular in the Basque Country and Navarre. Usually eaten in bars or taverns it’s really a local culture. Their other name is “tapas”, but what make they different, it’s because they are spiked with a toothpick to a piece of bread (most of the time). You can have many pintxos with many differents ingredients (ex : meat, seafood, fish, vegetables, etc). Pintxos can be very sophisticated and very elaborate. They are served in individual portions and always ordered and paid for independently from the drinks. See the video below : Source : TF1
15 May
Chanel and Biarritz, beginning 101 years in the past
Gabrielle Chanel discovers Biarritz She already made her identify with fortunates folks, notably in Deauville. However with the battle coming, wealthy folks and celebrities are escaping from west coast of Normandie and town of Paris. Coco, discovers Biarritz due to right here love Arthur Boy Capel. Biarritz is already a well-known vacation spot for sea swimming, the famend society life at the Hôtel du Palais and cabarets. And Spain is a impartial nation and actually shut, so it is a safety place for everybody. The primary Chanel trend home It is in 1915, in Biarritz, that Chanel opens her third store and that is the place the place the primary Chanel trend home opened. Following her personal inspiration, she decides to shortens skirts and removes the dimensions. Like Paul Poiret who suppressed the corset in 1906, she frees the physique of the girl. Her outlets advantages of shoppers all through the elegant society that has collapsed through the battle on this secure resort of Biarritz metropolis. She decides to open her first store within the venter of town of Biarritz. The workshops are put in within the Villa Larralde, road Gardères, simply behind. They may employed 60 small basque palms, a few of them will […]