Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Anglet, France

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 5.3 km
Ascend 145 m
Descend 189 m

Explore Anglet in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Anglet

Sight 1: Église Sainte-Marie d'Anglet

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The Church of Sainte-Marie d'Anglet is a Roman Catholic church located in Anglet, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It is the work of architects Pierre Fonterme [1895-1985] who drew the plans and Charles Hébrard [1895-1941] who led the project. It depends on the diocese of Bayonne and the parish of Louis-Édouard Cestac, which includes the former parishes of Sainte-Marie d'Anglet, Saint-Joseph d'Anglet and Saint-Michel d'Anglet. It has been listed as a historical monument since 2014.

Wikipedia: Église Sainte-Marie d'Anglet (FR)

1377 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 2: Grotte de la Chambre d'Amour

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La chambre d'Amour is the final segment of the Côte d'Argent, which ends in Anglet, in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in the Basque Country.

Wikipedia: Chambre d’Amour (FR)

659 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Phare de la Pointe Saint-Martin

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The Biarritz Lighthouse is located in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, on the territory of the city of Biarritz, more precisely at the Pointe Saint-Martin, a rocky escarpment overlooking the city.

Wikipedia: Phare de Biarritz (FR), Website

1593 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 4: Hôtel du Palais

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The Hôtel du Palais Biarritz is a historic luxury hotel beside the Atlantic beach in the resort town of Biarritz, on the Côte Basque in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It was originally built for the Empress Eugénie around 1855 as a summer villa. It was due to the visits of the imperial couple that the village of Biarritz developed into a fashionable resort. In 1880, the villa was sold and converted into a hotel casino. It was devastated by fire in 1903, but was lavishly rebuilt and enlarged within the original walls. For many years the hotel attracted the international elite, including members of the European royalty such as King Edward VII, who paid several extended visits. Although the hotel later fell into disrepair, and closed for a period in the 1950s, it has since been refurbished and is again a luxury hotel. The hotel is managed by Hyatt.

Wikipedia: Hôtel du Palais (EN)

1011 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 5: Église Sainte-Eugénie

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The church of Sainte-Eugénie is located in Biarritz, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. It depends on the parish of Notre-Dame-du-Rocher, which it forms jointly with the parish communities of the church of Saint-Joseph, the church of Saint-Charles, the church of Saint-Martin, the chapel of the Holy Spirit of Braou and finally the church of Sainte-Thérèse in Biarritz. The church has been served since 2012 by the Saint-Martin community, at the request of Mgr Aillet, Bishop of Bayonne.

Wikipedia: Église Sainte-Eugénie de Biarritz (FR)

374 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 6: Musée de la Mer

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Biarritz Aquarium, also known as le Musée de la Mer, is an aquarium in Biarritz. The building, in art deco style, was opened in 1933. It went through the first renovation in 1992 to add an important collection of marine animals. An extension was added between 2009 and 2011 which doubled the visiting area and added more tanks, at the expense of space for birds.

Wikipedia: Biarritz Aquarium (EN), Website

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Rocher de la vierge

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The rock of the Virgin is a natural tourist curiosity in the shape of a long ship's shell, overlooked by a statue of the Virgin. It is an emblematic monument of the city of Biarritz in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. From the top of this rock, you can admire the whole bay of Biarritz, its large beach on one side and on the other, the Basque coast to the Pyrenees.

Wikipedia: Rocher de la Vierge (FR)

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