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Wheels & Waves
The annual Biarritz festival celebrating motorcycle culture, surfing, and custom builds that has become a global pilgrimage for riders.
0 km · about 5 min drive
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Biarritz
New Aquitaine, France · Europe
About Biarritz
Biarritz works well as a base: 10 minutes from Bassussarry, 18km from Corniche Basque.
Biarritz is in New Aquitaine, France, with about 33,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bassussarry, about 5 km away.
Biarritz (UK: beer-ITS, BEER-its, US: BEE-ə-RITS, -rits, French: [bjaʁits] , Basque: [bi.arits̻]; also spelled Miarritze [mi.arits̻e]; Occitan: Biàrritz [ˈbjarits]) is a city on the Bay of Biscay, on the Atlantic coast in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the French Basque Country in southwestern France. It isRead more
located 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the border with Spain. It is a luxurious seaside tourist destination known for the Hôtel du Palais (originally built for the Empress Eugénie c. 1855), its seafront casinos, and its surfing culture.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Biarritz?
Within an hour or so of Biarritz: Wheels & Waves (0 km), Corniche Basque (18 km), La Rhune (20 km), Hondarribia Old Town (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Biarritz?
The nearest famous roads are Corniche Basque, Puerto de Ibañeta and Col d'Aubisque and Col du Soulor.
How long does it take to drive to Biarritz?
Bordeaux to Biarritz is about 2 hr 10 min (197 km).
Where is Biarritz?
Biarritz is in New Aquitaine, France, about 5 km from Bassussarry.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 33,188
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- New Aquitaine
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.4806, -1.5568
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Biarritz
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
coastal drive
Corniche Basque
The wild clifftop D912 between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, running above tilted flysch rock strata with open views across the Bay of Biscay to the Spanish coast.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
La Rhune
A 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Hondarribia Old Town
A walled medieval fishing town on the French border with a castle keep and the rainbow-balconied La Marina quarter perfect for pintxos.
23 km · about 25 min drive
beach
La Concha Beach, San Sebastian
A perfect crescent of golden sand framed by green hills, widely regarded as one of the finest city beaches in Europe.
39 km · about 45 min drive
landmark
Peine del Viento
Eduardo Chillida's iron sculptures bolted into the rocks where waves explode through blowholes mark the wild western end of San Sebastian's bay.
40 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Monte Igueldo
A vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
41 km · about 45 min drive
mountain pass
Puerto de Ibañeta
The Roncevaux Pass of legend, where Roland fell in 778: a 1,057 m Pyrenean crossing above Roncesvalles on the classic Camino Francés route into Spain.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Biarritz
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 18 kmCorniche BasqueThe wild clifftop D912 between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, running above tilted flysch rock strata with open views across the Bay of Biscay to the Spanish coast.
- 20 kmLa RhuneA 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.
- 41 kmMonte IgueldoA vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
- 55 kmPuerto de IbañetaThe Roncevaux Pass of legend, where Roland fell in 778: a 1,057 m Pyrenean crossing above Roncesvalles on the classic Camino Francés route into Spain.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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