| Located along
the Bay of Biscay, just west of Bayonne and 18 km from the Spanish border, the
one-time fishing village of Biarritz was made popular by Empress Eugenie and her
husband, Napoleon III, who enjoyed the town s year-round mild climate. Today it
is the surfing capital of Europe, offering visitors beautiful beaches, two casinos
and the ultra luxurious Hotel du Palais, the former residence of Eugenie built
in the mid-19th century by Napoleon. Several high-speed TGV trains per day connect
Biarritz with Paris and Lille, with direct trains departing from the town to Madrid,
Lisbon and Porto. Daily direct flights from Paris are also available. Now
we are in Biarritz, a small coastal town in France, near the Spainish border.
There is great surf, two very inexpensive hostels, good weather, so all is well.
We stayed at the one near the train station because we couldn't get into the one
near the beach. But the one near the station is new, has a bar and good food.
The buses will take you all around the area on one hour passes. It is an old resort
town with a casino and crowded boardwalk beach but take the bus down to Anglet
and it is less crowds and good surf. It feels like southern California. The air is cool and sun warm but the clothing is optional. There are a lot of surfers from all over the world but mostly from Paris. |
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