Biarritz
【City description】
It’s a resort town in the Atlantic region. Nobles stay in this town as the health resort from the 19th century. So, there are casinos and boutiques. In particular, many people visit for the beach in the summer. There are the rocky areas at the seaside and the Virgin Rock where the statue of the Mary is famous.
【Overall rating】
★★★★☆
【Time required】
5 h
【Budget】
17 euros
【Fatigue】
★★★★☆
【Sightseeing route】
【Start】
Access
If you come from Bayonne, take a bus of the line T1 or 38 at Basques Square.
Time required : 30 min / Ticket : 1 euro for one way
There are many buses bound for Biarritz station.
If you come from Biarritz station, take a bus of the line 5 or 38
Time required : 15 min / Ticket : 1 euro for one way
Bus Route Map
https://tim.chronoplus.eu/tim/data/pdf/433_Chronoplus-Schematique_INTERNET.pdf
Time schedule
https://www.chronoplus.eu/se-deplacer/itineraires.html
①Bus stop: Marie de Biarritz
Mairie de Biarritz
Get off here.
★Go to Louis Barthou Avenue. There is a pink building in the parking.
②Tourist Information Center
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Continue to walk on the street and turn left at a crossroad to go to Edouard VII Avenue. When you arrive at Georges Clemenceau Square, turn right and go to Mazagran St. When you arrive at a forked road, go to the right street to go to the beach. Then, turn right at the beach. It takes 20 minutes.
③Museum of the sea
Musée de la mer
Time required: 60 min / Admission fee: 15 euros
Opening hour: 9 h 30 am – 7 pm (until 10 pm in July and August)
Close: 12/25
★Pass a bridge in front of the museum.
④Rock of the Virgin
Rocher de la Vierge
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Continue to walk on Maréchal Leclerc Boulevard for 15 minutes.
⑤Sainte-Eugénie Church
Église Sainte-Eugénie
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 9 am – 7 pm
Close: No
★Continue to walk on the street for 5 minutes.
⑥Big Beach
Grande Plage
Time required: 20 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Walk the beachside for 10 minutes.
⑦Hotel of the Palace
Hôtel du Palais
Time required: 5 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
★Go up the street beside the hotel and turn left to go to Impératrice Avenue. It takes 10 minutes.
⑧Orthodox Church
Église Orthodoxe
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 3 h 30 pm – 6 pm
Close: No
★Continue to go up the avenue. When you arrive at a park, enter the park to visit a light house. It takes 20 minutes.
⑨Light house
Phare de Biarritz
Time required: 15 min / Admission fee: 0 euro
Opening hour: 2 pm – 5 pm (10 h 30 am – 1 pm / 2 pm – 7 pm in July and August)
Close: No
It’s a view point.
★Leave the park and turn left to go to Général Mac Croskey Avenue.
⑩Bus stop; Mer et Golf
Mer et Golf
Take a bus of the line 38 to go back to Bayonne or Biarritz station.
【Goal】
Biarritz station / Bus stop; Place des Basques à Bayonne
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