Name: Biarritz Basque Walking Tour
Brand: Alan Abeberry
Price: 30 EUR
Availability: InStock

Biarritz Basque Walking Tour

Run by a local guide · Alan Abeberry

Refundable cancellation up to 24 h before.

We walk the sea shore, I explain the history from prehistoric basque to modern cosmopolitanism. Special highlight on the funny 20th century: Chanel, Chaplin, Picasso. I am a local basque with experience in hospitality.

Duration

1 h 30 min

Destination

Biarritz

Meeting Point

Rocher de la vierge

Provider

Alan Abeberry

Description

Hello! I am Alan, a real Basque. I will show you around Biarritz and the Basque Country, which has a very ancient and special culture. I have been doing tours for two years with great success.

We walk on the seashore. I explain the history from prehistoric Basque to the modern cosmopolitanism of Biarritz. You will understand the 3 centuries of the English kingdom in the Basque land and the loved presence of English and Americans in Biarritz!

We start at the port vieux the rock of Virgin, for an overview of Biarritz. We walk along the coast and enjoy the seashore by the beach. You will see the emperor Napoleon 3 and his Spanish wife Eugenia's palace, where I will tell you the story of Eugenia, the gipsy empress. We end at the city center with a special highlight on Art Deco architecture and the funny 20th century: Chanel's shop, Chaplin, and Picasso.

I am a local Basque with experience in guiding tours. I speak Basque, this mysterious language. I will explain the ancient Basque religion and focus on the Basque land. Please make sure you like Basque topics. My tour is cultural, poetic, and architectural, with humor! Welcome to discover Basque Biarritz!

Traveler reviews

75 reviews in total · Opinions from people who already lived the experience

Excellent Tour !

Alan was excellent. Very knowledgeable. We learned a lot !

Patrick Audet · June 2026

Tour with Alan

Really informative tour particularly if you are keen to learn more about Basque culture and history. Alan is super knowledgeable and friendly!

Mary Egan · September 2025

Amazing Experience!

A thoroughly enriching tour filled with insightful information on the history and culture of the Basque area.

Rousseau Hewlett · November 2024

Brilliant Basque Biarritz tour

As in Irishman, I've always had a lovely of France and an interest in the Basque culture that straddles the French-spannish Pyrennean borderlands. When we had the opportunity to do a Basque flavoured tour of Biarritz, we snapped it up. When we met Alan for the tour, I could have been forgiven for thinking he was Irish due to his red hair. We found Alan an engaging, informed, friendly guide. Some poignant things that would have passed over my head were highlighted by him on the tour, providing a great insight into Basque culture. He asked us what we were interested in hearing about ourselves. If you take his tour, ask him about what you're interested in, and he'll tailor the tour for you. As well as providing me with great historical and cultural insights using the sights and sounds of Biarritz, Alan also indulged us by allowing us to practice our rudimentary French. We're native English speakers, and he speaks English fluently too, but when we switched to French, he spoke in clear French and encouraged us to use the language. We had such a good time and chat, we stopped to have a Basque cider with him after the tour was finished. A great tour, a knowledgeable tour guide, a gentleman, and an interesting character in his own right, too. Go on the tour and let him know what you want to see or know about and he'll sort it out. Thanks for a lovely afternoon, Alan.

Paul Rocks · October 2024

Visita correcta

Visita correcta en un pueblo precioso, con mucho encanto

Sara Tejeda · September 2024

Great tour!

A great tour by Alan. Very informative, and a true Basque ! I would recommend this tour

Anonymous · August 2024

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