What to do
The Basque Country is full of activities for everyone.
Our hotel near Biarritz offers you packages on certain activities and we will advise you on how to organise all your leisure activities in the Basque Country, giving you information on the right addresses, places to visit and any other requests.
Local markets in the Basque Country
The Basque Country is renowned for its land, its gastronomy and the quality of its products. Every week, many markets highlight local products.
During your stay in our charming hotel, don’t miss a visit. Discover the different markets of the year in our welcome booklet, under the heading “List of markets in the Basque Country“, including the market in Arbonne, near Biarritz, every Sunday morning.
Online concierge service
Book and purchase your leisure activities for your next stay in the Basque Country easily thanks to our new online concierge service!
Whether it’s sporting or cultural activities, we offer you a selection of tourist offers for your next holiday to discover the riches of the region between the ocean and the mountains.
This site was created and is managed by the Béarn and Basque Country Tourist Office (Aadt)
Golf
The Basque Country is a real paradise for golf lovers
Our hotel near the golf courses of the Basque Country, 8 golf courses less than 15 km away
According to your desires or your level you will choose a golf course by the sea or with the Pyrenees as a backdrop.
We offer packages including rooms, green fee, picnic, dinner and thalasso break.
Possibility of tailor-made packages
Hiking tours
The Basque Country offers a multitude of walks and marked trails
By the sea or in the nearby mountains you will discover magnificent and picturesque landscapes for all levels
We will advise you for walks, mountain biking or even electric biking.
Wellness & Thalasso
Take a relaxing break in a thalasso or enjoy a massage at the hotel.
Example of Packages:
– One night, breakfast, a treatment at the thalasso Thalmar, ½ bottle of champagne in room, from € 139,-
– One night, breakfasts, one massage per person at the hotel, Tradition room, from € 215,
The Basque coast, the surf spot number one!
Biarritz and its region are recognized as one of the best surf spots and attract surfers from all over the world.
For beginners or more experienced surfer we will recommend you the best surf schools
Why not trying the Paddle!
Local specialities, local products, for good tastings.
Basque cuisine often uses seafood, hake, chipirons but also delicious local products!
Veal axoa delicately seasoned with Espelette chilli pepper, Bayonne ham, Basque cake…
We offer you different packages with restaurant partners:
– One night, breakfast, dinner in a local restaurant
– One night, breakfast, gourmet dinner, ½ bottle of champagne in room’.
Fishing in the bask rivers
Fishing in the Basque Country is a pleasure for beginners or experienced.
Beautiful streams await you for fly fishing or other practices.
We put you in touch with local guide and even offer you packages!
Boat trip
A sea boat trip or even sea fishing, just for you!
We book your boat trips in the Basque Country on request
From St Jean-de-Luz or Bayonne, half-day or full-day stroll
Pelote Basque
Manifestation or introduction to Basque pelota, many places where to watch.
From June to October, many competitions and demonstrations are organized in the Basque Country
Chistera, Snowshoe, Bare hand, let yourself be tempted…
Mountain bikes & electric bikes
Hiking trails in the Basque Country ideal for mountain biking
Cycling along the coast and rental of electric bicycles throughout the region.
We can even offer you gyropods in Bayonne!
Other activities of course…. Sailing, Quad, Rafting, canyoning, horse riding, Acrobranches, water park, do not hesitate to request
The list of attractive places to visit in Basque Country is long ! Some ideas…
We will recommend you some places and offer you preferential rates on some sites
Be smart, where you want to know what to do in Biarritz, take the “Euskal Pass”, more than 40 sites for less than € 20,- !
Unavoidable Basque villages
St Pée sur Nivelle, La Bastide-Clairence, Espelette, Aïnhoa, Sare, Ascain and finish by St Jean de Luz…
A clue:
After Aïnhoa, stop by Spain and visit Urdax, Zugarramurdi or even Etxalar with their pretty stone houses
Aquarium & City of the Océan at Biarritz
Museum of the sea in Biarritz, a dazzling spectacle with its many species of fish and reefs.
A short visit to the seals and a superb gallery dedicated to the history of fishing in the Basque Country will fascinate you.
Castles & Villa Arnaga
The Abadia Observatory Castle will delight both young and old.
The one in Urtubie, in a superb and wild setting, will relate you the Basque history.
Ed.Rostand has left us a superb heritage, the Vila Arnaga and its famous garden in Cambo-les-bains
The famous little train of the Rhune
This authentic collector’s rack-and-pinion train will take you to the highest peak in the Basque Country, at an altitude of 905 m.
Incredible 360° panorama in the middle of the Pottok and birds of prey.
Booking recommended….
A day with a shepherd?
Unforgettable day with his sheeps
He will make you live a unique moment in the mountains, including a typical snack!
Visit to a Basque farm
Wine, cheese, cattle or even Banca trout
Displays
With tasting of local products
Craftsmen’s tours
Basque knives, Makilas, Basque fabrics and many others…
We do not get bored in the Bask country !