Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Biarritz, France
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3.2 km
124 m
Explore Biarritz 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.
Activities in BiarritzIndividual Sights in BiarritzSight 1: Rocher de la vierge
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.
Sight 2: Musée de la Mer
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.
Sight 3: Église Sainte-Eugénie
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.
Sight 4: Pâtisserie Miremont
The Miremont pastry shop is a building located in the commune of Biarritz, at 1 bis place Clemenceau, in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The shop and the interior decoration are listed as historical monuments by decree of 1 October 2006.
Sight 5: Casino Barrière de Biarritz
The Municipal Casino of Biarritz is an Art Deco style building built in 1929 by the architect Alfred Laulhé in Biarritz in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Sight 6: Hôtel du Palais
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.
Sight 7: Chapelle Impériale
The Imperial Chapel of Biarritz is a Catholic religious building whose construction, which took place between 1864 and 1866, was entrusted to Émile Boeswillwald. It is located in Biarritz, in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, and is the only real estate remnant of the imperial resort in the city.
Sight 8: Hôtel Plaza
The Plaza Hotel is a luxury hotel located in the town of Biarritz, 10, avenue Édouard-VII, in the French department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Sight 9: Gare du Midi
Biarritz-Ville station is a closed French railway station on the Biarritz-la-Négresse line in Biarritz-Ville, located in the town of Biarritz in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the New Aquitaine region.
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