Description
Ciboure, places to visit in the old town: Maurice Ravel’s House, Louis XIV’s House, the Infanta's House, Saint John the Baptist church, the Grévin Museum, the Jean Vier Eco-museum of Basque Tradition, the Villa Leihorra, Socoa Fort and the quaint fishing port.
Leisure activities
Golf: a number of 18-hole Golf Courses in the region: Chantaco, La Nivelle (1 km), Arcangues (16 km), Biarrtiz (18 km), Chiberta (22 km), Bassussary (22 km), Fontarrabie (20 km), Souraïde (24 km), Hossegor (47 km), Seignosse (51 km), Moliets (73 km). Preferential rates: in most local 18-hole green-fee. Information and reservation on site at the residence reception.
Surfing: Unique in Europe for its quality surfing spots: St-Jean-de-Luz, Hendaye et Bidart
Tennis: indoor tennis at L’Esperanza 4 km away.
Pelota: "Trinquet Dongaïtz" (court) in Urrugne 5 km away.
Sail : Sail courses possible, Saint Jean de Luz – Ciboure Bay. From 9 years old, 5 x half day, from Monday to Friday. Enquiries and reservation at the residence
Diving : First diving possible. Enquiries and reservation at the residence
Shops
Only 700 m to all shops and services.
2.5 km to the Saint-Jean-de-Luz town centre.
Events
In Ciboure-Saint Jean de Luz:
December: Christmas Market.
January: Bixintxo Fair (musical street life, “bandas”, local gastronomy, …)
April: Festival of the beach (sand sculpture, …)
In Biarritz:
November: The Saint Martin traditional festivals, “les casetas” : tapas, bodegas, singings, popular dances and concerts, The Circus Festival.
December/January: Christmas activities :light shows, street shows, bandas, and Christmas singings.
January: FIPA: International Festival of Audiovisual Programmes.
March: The Spring Carnival (activities and fair), The “Bi Harritz Lau Xori” (Basque Expression Week: concert, activities…)
March/April: The Antiques Fair.
The resort and surrounding area
Saint-Jean-de-Luz is comprised of a number of picturesque villages to be discovered, such as Bidart with its "Chapelle de la Madeleine" (9.5 km), Guéthary and its Museum (7 km), Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the Grévin Wax Museum, square, Louis XIV’s house and the Infanta’s house (1 km), Urrugne: its church with a porch belfry and the Urtubie Château and the Basque Country Floral Park (5 km), Ahetze (9 km), Ascain and La Nivelle (8 km), La Rhune with its small train (9 km), Sare and its caves (17 km), Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle and its lake (18 km), Aïnhoa and La Chapelle (30 km), as well as the Isturitz and Oxocelhaya caves.
The Basque Coast: Hendaye and the Abbadia Estate, Biarritz with its long seaside promenades, the Imperial Chapel, St Martin's church, the Chocolate Museum, History Museum, Sea Museum and aquariums…
Bayonne with Vauban's ramparts, the Gothic cathedral, cloisters, the Bonnat Museum, Anglet with Lake Chiberta, Hendaye and the Abbadia estate.
In the Nive Valley: Cambo les Bains (Edmond Rostand Museum), Bidarray (pottok nature reserve), Louhossoa (weaving studios). Further afield, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (Bishop's Prisons, pottery of the Navarre region).
Colourful and tasty culinary specialities: Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Bayonne, Hasparren and its chocolates, Mauléon and Ossès (cheese and duck foie gras), Espelette (famous pepper), Sare and Villefranque for their cakes, jams and flans, the Irouleguy wine cellars in Saint Etienne-de-Baïgorry.
Near Spain: Fuenterrabia, San Sebastian, etc.
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