Biarritz France - July 2006

I noticed that in the flurry and hurry that has been the last two or so weeks, I didnt really speak much of my time in France. So I thought I would post some photos and tell you about the wonderful Biarritz (with a little help from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biarritz - for factual information)

"The town lies in Basque territory, and Basque flags and symbols are prevalent throughout Biarritz.Biarritz's casino (opened August 10, 1901) and beaches make the town a notable tourist centre for Europeans.

As well as the not-insignificant number of high ranking surfers who have made their home in Biarritz, Karl Lagerfeld is one of the town's better known residents.

That is a really good description of Biarittz. Put aside St. Tropez (France) and St. Barts (Carribean), I think this place is probably the glitziest sea side resorts in the world. This place ooozes "uber-cool" with its desginer stores and men with their designer girlfriends. Rich families bring their little rich kids and sit on the sand, toast themselves till they are a disgusting European brown and then go and sip cocktails at dusk while the babysitters mind the kids. People are only in Biarittz for one thing in summer - the surf.



Biarritz is located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département, in the Aquitaine région. It is adjacent to Bayonne and Anglet and 11 miles (18 kilometres) from the border with Spain. It has very strong spanish influences but retains its French culture, in its food, wine, fashion and music. Its Paris but without high blood pressure!

I spent most of my time on the beach and for a white Australian who has been in Scotland for awhile, i actually got myself a tan. One thing I must say though, it was very very hot. It probably rained only one or twice in the entire six days I was there and temperature averaged out at about 35 degrees celcius. Although I am used to the heat from Australia, France severally lacks air conditioning in their homes, so sleeping at night was very difficult. Still, it added to the holiday feeling and so many Europeans now have even more of a tan than they usually would do as a result.