Tourist attractions Guéthary

The museum (Musee basque et de l’histoire de Bayonne) is located in the Maison Dagourette, a 17C townhouse which is also a historic monument. The up-to-the-minute displays highlight its rich ethnographic collections devoted to Basque culture and life..

The Musee Bonnat was built in 1897 to house the artwork and collection of Bayonne artist Léon Bonnat (1833-1922) who made a fortune painting portraits of the upper classes of his day. The thematically arranged collection (13C-19C) blends different sc..

Inside this plain and rather severe church, the raised choir is closed off by a beautiful wrought-iron screen, and a glistening gold reredos dating from the 17C. To the right of the main entrance, note the blocked doorway, the custom after a royal ..

From Ciboure harbour, turn right and take Rue du Phare up to the lighthouse, then to the semaphore (on Rue du Sémaphore) to admire the view stretching southwest over the Basque Coast from Cabo Higuer (Cape Fig) in Spain to Biarritz. In the foregrou..

The explorer and astronomer Antoine Abbadie (1810-1897) commissioned Viollet-le-Duc to build him a castle that would suit his taste for the Middle Ages and science. This amazing Neo-Gothic building, boasting crenelated towers and pepperpot roofs, is ..

La Rhune (in Basque larrun means good pasture land) is regarded as the symbol of the French Basque country. From the summit (900m) of the frontier-mountain there is a superb panorama over the ocean, the Landes Forest, the Basque Pyrenees and, southwa..

Arriving in Cambo for a cure in 1900, Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) was immediately won over by the town and decided to move here permanently. He moved into the spacious Labourdes Basque-style Villa Arnaga perched up on a promontory, which the writer ..

This is a noble dwelling the façade of which is distinguished by its corner turrets and corbelled construction. Inside the old-Basque style is reflected in the straight run staircase. The manager of the Lohbiague ship probably had no idea of what was..

It was Napoleon III's idea to hollow out this stone, which is surround by reef. He also had it joined to the cliff by means of a wooden bridge. Today, it is linked to the coast by a metal footbridge made at the Eiffel workshops. It is inaccessible in..

The purpose of this museum is to present a diversified approach of the marine biotope, related human activities and the privileged bond which has existed for centuries between Biarritz and the ocean. A series of aquariums present the particularly ric..

This castle, which consisted only of a keep in 1341, gradually became an elegant classical residence. Note the elegant sloping roofs of the two 14C towers. Admire the remarkable suspended spiral staircase of the central tower, dating from the 16C, th..

This fine farmhouse in the Labourd region, built in the 17C by a shipowner, offers an insight into the daily life of a wealthy Basque family. Note the comfortable interior, the straight staircase (as it is on board ship), the kitchen and its bread ov..

With its twin bays, this cloister (Cloître de la cathédrale Ste-Marie) is a striking 14C Gothic ensemble. There is a fine view of the cathedral and its decorated windows from the south gallery.

The cathedral (Cathédrale Ste-Marie) was built from the 13C to the 16C in the Northern style. Don’t miss the Renaissance stained-glass windows in the nave, the choir and the triforium.

The chocolatier Andrieu created a didactic course going from the geographical and historical origins chocolate, through all the stages of fabrication to the finished product: composition, coating, moulding, tempering, decorating and packaging. The pl..

The Ainciart-Bergara workshop was founded before the Revolution. Today, craftsmen belonging to the same family continue to produce the famous Basque staffs ( makhilas ) using traditional methods. In addition to the workshop, located next to the pelot..

A row of 17C and 18C houses with overhanging roofs and irregular façades whitewashed the previous summer, colourful shutters, half-timbering and beams decorated with friezes and inscriptions. The huge lorios (porches) still have rings for attaching m..

This Basque farm will introduce you to every aspect of traditional Basque culture: making Izarra (a brandy-based liqueur); the history of Basque linen, pelota, traditional dancing, and craftwork (berets, espadrilles, flasks).