Basque visit in Biarritz
Description
Hello! I am a real Basque, I show you Biarritz and the Basque Country, with prehistoric culture, very ancient and particular. I've been visiting for 2 years with great success. We start from the Rocher de la Vierge where we have an overview of Biarritz and the Basque Country. Then we walk to the city center: I tell the story by telling you about the architecture, the iconic buildings. I bring good humor, poetry and a connection to nature. I take Biarritz back to the Basque Country by explaining our language, our culture and its religion of nature which has its source in prehistory. I invite you to tourist trails for gastronomy, sports and cultural Things to do. I am French Basque from Biarritz, I speak Basque and I give you an authentic experience. I welcome you in good spirits so that you may leave the Basque country wiser.
Tour Options
Itinerary
From the Rock of the Virgin we have a general view of Biarritz, the Pyrenees and the Basque Country. I begin to explain the geography and history of Biarritz and the Basque Country.
I speak before of the Palace of the Emperor Napoleon 3 and the Empress Eugénie. Then we explore the aristocratic life of the time and the Russian presence with the Orthodox Church.
We end in the city center with the art deco buildings including the Casino and the castle of Coco Chanel
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Additional charge of 20 euros for hotel pick-up
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(31)
Alan is an expert on both the history and geography of the Basque Country. His manner of explaining the information helps you to understand what is a vast subject.
We had an excellent tour with Alan! He guided us from the Biarritz lighthouse, weaving together insights on Basque nature, history, geography, architecture, and culture. The tour was very nicely balanced, with some fun game elements that made it engaging and enjoyable. Alan’s style is gentle and welcoming, which made the experience even more special. Truly recommend this tour! Mila eskerrik asko!
Hi Vytautas! Thanks for your greetings. Yes, i like to make little games around the basque cross so my visitors can enjoy the basque culture with some fun and wisdom !
Alan, our guide, explain us a lot of interesting things regarding history, geography of the Biaritz and Basque Country, architecture of the Biaritz houses. Very pleasant and interesting tour!
Thanks Yuval, i was happy to meet you and your wife. The private tour of the synagogue was a joy "love your neighbor like yourself" !
Alan is a very good guide and gives interesting insights into the Basque culture as well as the city of Biarritz and its history.
Alan is native to Basque Country. Very well informed. Very pleasant. Quite worthwhile. Was a great overview of the area.
Alan is a wonderful guide and I would recommend his tour. He was very informative and had a lovely way of explaining the history of the region and the culture of the people. Thank you so much Alan.
Limited information. Alan was nice and totally accommodating but we didn’t feel we got much out of the tour.
Hello Roger. I made a special tour for you to visit the jewish synagogue. Therefore i hoped you had full information about your interests in Biarritz as we went at the synagogue specially for you. Do you remember the inscription on the door "Love your neighbour like yourself" ? As you can see in my comments, most people find my tour very informative and deep about our native basque culture Thanks and take care Alan
Alan is a passionate, proud Basque man. A local from Biarritz with great historical, cultural, geological and more information and stories of the Basque country and Biarritz. If you visit Biarritz, the walk with him from the Lighthouse to the centre of town is unmissable. Highly recommended.
Alan was informative about the basque culture and history of Biarritz. We appreciated his tour during the low season where others weren’t available. He followed up with restaurant suggestions as well.
As in Irishman, I've always had a love of France and an interest in the Basque culture that straddles the French-Spanish Pyrennean borderlands. When we had the opportunity to do a Basque flavoured tour of Biarritz, we snapped it up. When we met Alan for the tour, I could have been forgiven for thinking he was Irish due to his red hair. A good omen before the tour even started, which proved prescient. Over the course of the next couple of hour, Alan proved to be an engaging, informed, friendly guide. Some poignant things that would have passed over my head were highlighted by him on the tour, providing a great insight into Basque culture. particulalrly about the importance of stone in the pre-history and how it ties in to the Basque perception of the landscape. And my i add, for a man whose surname is "Rocks", this was particulary fascinating :-). We also got great insight in to the Basque famlial structure, which as a student of history I found enlightening too, and there was more over the course of the tour that resonated with me. Alan took the time to ask us what we were interested in hearing about ourselves. If you take his tour, ask him about what you're interested in. He'll tailor the tour for you if there is something you definitely want to do and spend more time covering that for you. As well as providing me with great historical and cultural insights using the sights and sounds of Biarritz, Alan also indulged us by allowing us to practice our rudimentary French. We're native English speakers, and he speaks English fluently too, but when we switched to French, he spoke in clear French and encouraged us to use the language. My spoken French probably progressed more in that couple of hours than it had in a month, and it helps that he is so easy to talk to. We had such a good time and chat, we stopped to have a Basque cider with him after the tour was finished. A nice intertwining of Irish and basque culture to complete a pleasant afternoon. To sumarise, I think this is a great tour, Alan is a knowledgeable tour guide, a gentleman, and an interesting character in his own right. This was one of the experiences that will definitely make me come back to Biarritz next year. If you like this type of thing, go on the tour. Let him know what you want to see or know about and he'll sort out the rest. Et lorsque la marche est terminée, prendre une cidre basque. Thanks for a lovely afternoon, Alan. Hope to see you next year.
