Une visite historique de Saint Jean de Luz, un voyage au passé fascinant de cette ville de marins et corsaires.

Saint Jean de Luz is one of the most visited places of the French Basque Country, but many visitors leave the town without discovering its a

En San Juan de Luz una gran historia está esperando ser escuchada. Te aguarda escondida en los detalles, junto a ecos de gloriosos y trágico

The Great Beach ("La Grand Plage"): The most famous beach of Biarritz. Named originally the "Crazies Beach" and later "Cote de l'Imperatrice" ("Empress Coast") as it was the favourite swimming area of the Imperial Couple, that used to mix themselves with the commoners and other famous visitors of Biarritz that already came in great numbers those days. There you will find the "Casino Municipal", a beautiful art-deco building from the roaring twenties that today hosts a casino,

Las vistas desde el Faro: Desde lo alto de la colina llamada "Plateau du Phare", las vistas del océano y el Golfo de Vizcaya (Golfe de Gascogne en francés), así como de Biarritz y sus atractivos, son fabulosas. Además desde aquí se observa perfectamente la brecha entre la costa vasco-francesa de acantilados y el interminable litoral de arena y dunas de las Landas. Las villas del faro: En el camino desde el faro hasta la Grande Plage de Biarritz, encontramos el llamado "Quarti

J’ai voulu, à travers le premier article de ce blog, rendre hommage à la ville de Bayonne (Baiona en Euskera) à qui je le dois bien puisque c’est ma ville d’accueil ! Bayonne est la capitale de la Province de Labourd (Département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques), l’une des trois provinces du pays Basque Français (Iparralde en Euskera), avec la "Basse Navarre" et "Soule ». Elle trouve seulement à 40 km de la frontière espagnole. Certains d’entre vous doivent se demander pourquoi un t

The views from the Phare: The views from the top of the "Plateau du Phare" are just astonishing. They offer a panoramic sight of the whole city of Biarritz, together with the beauty of the Bay of Biscay ("Golfe de Gascogne" in French) waters. Moreover, from here is easy to appreciate the stunning geographical boundary between the Rocky Basque Coast and the endless sandy coast of "Les Landes". Please do not miss it! The 1900's quarter: On the way from the Phare to the "Grande

Introducción a la ciudad de Bayona (Bayonne), en el País Vasco Francés.

I wanted to dedicate my first post to the city of Bayonne (Baiona in Euskera), as it the city where I live since I moved to the French Basque Country. Bayonne is the capital of the Labourd Province (Département Pyrénées Atlantiques), which is one of the 3 provinces of the French Basque Country (Iparralde en Euskera) together with "Basse Navarre" (Low Navarre) and Soule. It can be considered a border town as it is only 40 km far from the Spanish border and the Spanish Basque C