Guidebook for Urrugne
Food Scene
Buvette de la Halle
18 Bd Victor HugoGreat morning market for fantastic local produce
Olivier has created a great atmosphere and menu for this family friendly restaurant.
11 locals recommend
Le Bistrot Luzien
23 Bd ThiersOlivier has created a great atmosphere and menu for this family friendly restaurant.
Perfect spot for soaking up the atmosphere. Located in a old garage It is a bar with food truck inside the building ranging from tacos, burgers, sushi
55 locals recommend
Chez Renauld
4 Bd Victor HugoPerfect spot for soaking up the atmosphere. Located in a old garage It is a bar with food truck inside the building ranging from tacos, burgers, sushi
Drinks & Nightlife
An insituation in Biarritz. Great on a hot summers evening to just hang out especially when the marche de nuit is on
228 locals recommend
Le Bar Jean
5 Rue des HallesAn insituation in Biarritz. Great on a hot summers evening to just hang out especially when the marche de nuit is on
Parks & Nature
Walk or drive the coastal path from St Jean De Luz to Hendaye 6 km of dramatic coastline
43 locals recommend
The Basque Corniche
200 Rte de la CornicheWalk or drive the coastal path from St Jean De Luz to Hendaye 6 km of dramatic coastline
Great spot to enjoy watersports of all different shapes and sizes
55 locals recommend
Lac de Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle
Great spot to enjoy watersports of all different shapes and sizes
Only a ten km drive from the Col d’Ibardin campsite, the water here is warm and just right for introducing young children to surfing; there are surf schools if you’d prefer they were taught by professionals. It’s a lovely beach with waves the right size for all kinds of activities, including wave skiing and bodyboarding too.
72 locals recommend
Hendaye
Only a ten km drive from the Col d’Ibardin campsite, the water here is warm and just right for introducing young children to surfing; there are surf schools if you’d prefer they were taught by professionals. It’s a lovely beach with waves the right size for all kinds of activities, including wave skiing and bodyboarding too.
Parisian bolt hole fishing village. Great little covey beaches with great chic restaurant and bars
138 locals recommend
Guéthary
Parisian bolt hole fishing village. Great little covey beaches with great chic restaurant and bars
Sightseeing
We doubt you’ll have the place to yourself, but it’s popular for a reason, and the reason is clear once you see the view – and two countries – from the top. The trip on the way up and down is quite a treat too: it’s a genuine old rack and pinion railway train (built in 1924) and the summit, which is 905 metres, will take you 35 minutes to reach.
120 locals recommend
La Rhune station
We doubt you’ll have the place to yourself, but it’s popular for a reason, and the reason is clear once you see the view – and two countries – from the top. The trip on the way up and down is quite a treat too: it’s a genuine old rack and pinion railway train (built in 1924) and the summit, which is 905 metres, will take you 35 minutes to reach.
It’s as Basque as you like, in fact it’s pretty much the area’s economic and political capital, but because it’s a short distance inland it’s not the same tourist-magnet as Biarritz. Having said that, its half-timber buildings, the amount of traditional red and green paintwork and the sense of a city doing something and going somewhere all add up to a place you’re keen to spend time. And that time is as well spent in its Old Town’s many bars and restaurants as anywhere else: just sit out near the river and watch the world go by (and try some ham while you’re there, you won’t regret it).
346 locals recommend
Bayonne
It’s as Basque as you like, in fact it’s pretty much the area’s economic and political capital, but because it’s a short distance inland it’s not the same tourist-magnet as Biarritz. Having said that, its half-timber buildings, the amount of traditional red and green paintwork and the sense of a city doing something and going somewhere all add up to a place you’re keen to spend time. And that time is as well spent in its Old Town’s many bars and restaurants as anywhere else: just sit out near the river and watch the world go by (and try some ham while you’re there, you won’t regret it).
Geography’s been kind to its beach (sheltered and safe) and history drips from its winding old streets with their timber-fronted boutiques and fantastic places to eat, drink and absorb what the Pays Basque is all about, including Maison Adam, there since 1660 and the best chocolate shop (they make macaroons too) we’ve ever seen. Better than all this, though, it’s only a ten-minute drive away from Col d’Ibardin campsite.
376 locals recommend
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Geography’s been kind to its beach (sheltered and safe) and history drips from its winding old streets with their timber-fronted boutiques and fantastic places to eat, drink and absorb what the Pays Basque is all about, including Maison Adam, there since 1660 and the best chocolate shop (they make macaroons too) we’ve ever seen. Better than all this, though, it’s only a ten-minute drive away from Col d’Ibardin campsite.
A film location manager with a script which says “They meet in an idyllic French mountainside village” would look once at Sare and know their work was done. A small but amazing and lovingly looked-after place, its ratio of great restaurants per metre is very high, and it offers one of the best seats in the house when it comes to views of the Pyrenees. It also delivers its rich Basque history in an enlightening and entertaining way, especially in the very well-maintained little town hall, whose museum’s exhibits of the traditional Basque ball game ‘pelota’ are well worth seeing.
87 locals recommend
Sare
A film location manager with a script which says “They meet in an idyllic French mountainside village” would look once at Sare and know their work was done. A small but amazing and lovingly looked-after place, its ratio of great restaurants per metre is very high, and it offers one of the best seats in the house when it comes to views of the Pyrenees. It also delivers its rich Basque history in an enlightening and entertaining way, especially in the very well-maintained little town hall, whose museum’s exhibits of the traditional Basque ball game ‘pelota’ are well worth seeing.
San Sebastian’s not just a short hop across the border, it’s our favourite city anywhere. Its beautiful architecture and broad sweep of amazing bay alone make it unmissable, but you need to factor in pintxos too. The Basque take on tapas, pintxos, but San Sebastian’s their home. Risotto of mushrooms and idiazabal (a Basque cheese), gildas (olive, salty Cantabrian anchovy and pickled pepper on a stick), miniature steak with caramelised onion and chips, wafer-thin crepes enclosing prawns and pork. We’ll stop there, but no need for you to …
432 locals recommend
Donostia-San Sebastian
San Sebastian’s not just a short hop across the border, it’s our favourite city anywhere. Its beautiful architecture and broad sweep of amazing bay alone make it unmissable, but you need to factor in pintxos too. The Basque take on tapas, pintxos, but San Sebastian’s their home. Risotto of mushrooms and idiazabal (a Basque cheese), gildas (olive, salty Cantabrian anchovy and pickled pepper on a stick), miniature steak with caramelised onion and chips, wafer-thin crepes enclosing prawns and pork. We’ll stop there, but no need for you to …
This is the French proving that a city by the sea doesn’t have to compromise its by-the-sea-ness or its city-ness. Great beaches and properly surfable waves on the one hand, coupled with the authentic swagger and buzz of a city that knows and likes what it has to offer. Which is culture, heritage, nightlife, great places to shop, eat, drink and nose around, and beautiful buildings which hark back to when Biarritz was a mid-19th century rich person’s playground. Its art deco aquarium will probably change forever your view of such attractions, and the city’s well connected, too: to Paris via high-speed TGV train, to Spain by about 12 miles of road.
363 locals recommend
Biarritz
This is the French proving that a city by the sea doesn’t have to compromise its by-the-sea-ness or its city-ness. Great beaches and properly surfable waves on the one hand, coupled with the authentic swagger and buzz of a city that knows and likes what it has to offer. Which is culture, heritage, nightlife, great places to shop, eat, drink and nose around, and beautiful buildings which hark back to when Biarritz was a mid-19th century rich person’s playground. Its art deco aquarium will probably change forever your view of such attractions, and the city’s well connected, too: to Paris via high-speed TGV train, to Spain by about 12 miles of road.
Arts & Culture
One of europes best aquariums in a beautiful art deco building
442 locals recommend
Le Musée de la mer
Rocher de la ViergeOne of europes best aquariums in a beautiful art deco building
Aquarium de San Sebastián
Another great aquarium in a fantastic location
Shopping
Col d'Ibardin
Cheap place for spanish products with amazing views.
Essentials
E.Leclerc Urrugne
10 minutes from the campsite. open from 9hrs to 20hrs Mon - Sat
Good for essentials as is open 7 days a week 07hrs - 21.30hrs.
15 locals recommend
Carrefour express socoa
5 Route de la CornicheGood for essentials as is open 7 days a week 07hrs - 21.30hrs.