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Live tours in Biarritz

Explore Biarritz, France, live with a local who lives there. A guide walks you past Grande Plage, Hôtel du Palais and Rocher de la Vierge on a video call, or talks you through it by phone.

9 live tours From 17,00 €

Explore Biarritz live with a local

Sessions run live, not as a recording: you join at a time in your own time zone, and the guide follows whatever you want to see or ask about. Port Vieux is worth asking about: the original fishing cove, now a sheltered swimming beach.

Every date has a minimum group size: if it does not fill up, it is cancelled and you are refunded in full automatically. Small groups, real answers, no script.

What a live session shows

  • Grande Plage The wide central beach and promenade in front of the Hôtel du Palais.
  • Hôtel du Palais Built as a seaside residence for Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III, now a hotel.
  • Rocher de la Vierge A rock outcrop reached by a footbridge designed by Gustave Eiffel's firm, topped with a statue of the Virgin.
  • Phare de Biarritz The nineteenth-century lighthouse marking where the Basque coast bends south toward Spain.
  • Côte des Basques The beach where European surfing began in the 1950s, backed by crumbling clay cliffs.
  • Halles de Biarritz The covered market at the heart of the old town, Basque produce and seafood stalls.
  • Église Sainte-Eugénie The seafront church named for the empress who put Biarritz on the map.
  • Musée de la Mer A museum built into the cliff face on the town's fishing and whaling past.

Neighbourhoods

  • Port Vieux the original fishing cove, now a sheltered swimming beach
  • Les Halles quarter the old town around the covered market, narrow streets and pintxos-style bars
  • Côte des Basques the surf beach and clifftop villas south of the centre

Food to know

  • Piperade
  • Gâteau basque
  • Ttoro (fish stew)
  • Jambon de Bayonne
  • Axoa de veau

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Good to know about Biarritz

Do I need to be in Biarritz to join a session?

No. You join from wherever you are; the guide is the one in Biarritz, live on camera or on the phone.

How long does a session last?

Between 0.8 and 1.3 hours, depending on the guide and the topic.

What language is the session in?

Guides here offer French, English and Spanish; pick the one you want when you book.

What if I lose connection partway through?

Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up.

Can I ask the guide anything, or is it a fixed script?

Anything. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.