Ken's ancestral tour through
South-West France - 10 - Biarritz town

Thursday 3rd July 2003

We set off for Biarritz proper, with me noting the rarity of French petrol stations, as we had to fill up. We eventually did & got to the front, parking above the big beach at the South end of this enchanting resort. We walked back, in a fairly strong wind, to look at the little beaches & rocks & also the hotels, some of which were real antiques. Biarritz can look after itself, web-wise, on this link (English version). Here are just a few photos.

Because they were digging for a new motorway, I had some difficulty in finding the airport but I had left plenty of time for this exercise, anticipating French road sign troubles & we were early. I dumped the car & sang its praises to Hertz, who are not used to this reaction & we ate enormous ciabatta rolls to fill up for the day. Coffee is cheap at this airport €1.20.