Biarritz

Travelled: Okm
Visited: Biarritz
Stay: Anglet aire € parking free services

We finally managed to get on the bikes to ride into Biarritz around 11 as the weather cleared. Biarritz became popular in the mid 19th Century when Napoleon III became a regular visitor. There are still some beautiful buildings from that era scattered amongst the more modern additions to the town. 

It is also known for its lovely beaches and great surfing. 

We liked the small coves in amongst the rocky headlands, offering great photo opportunities.
We rode out to the lighthouse and strolled over the footbridge to the Rock of the Virgin, giving us views of the coastline north and south including the mountains of the Spanish Basque Country (where we are heading next). 

We were amazed at the cleverly designed port and we then popped into have a look at church Saint Eugenie.

Feeling hungry we had lunch from one of the many restaurants. 

Then as we rode back, we stopped for a drink on top of a cliff, gazing out at the beach below.

Making most of the precious sun we sat on the beach watching people enjoying the public holiday. 

We also spent some time pouring over our books on Spain and Portugal, planning for the weeks to come.