Biarritz

Biarritz lies along France’s Atlantic coast on the Bay of Biscay, where broad sandy beaches meet a rocky Basque shoreline. Once a fishing port, it became a fashionable resort after Empress Eugénie chose it for her summer residence; her former villa is now the Hôtel du Palais. The Rocher de la Vierge, a rocky outcrop topped by a statue of the Virgin, is reached by a footbridge above the surf. Côte des Basques is central to the town’s long-established surfing identity, while the Grande Plage keeps the seafront at the centre of daily life. Move on to other webcams in Nouvelle-Aquitaine to compare Atlantic settings around Biarritz and the French Basque coast.

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