St Jean de Luz Attractions

In Côte des Basques, from Biarritz the road runs by way of the little seaside resort of Bidart and the attractive little town of Guéthary, situated on rising ground above the Atlantic - a fashionable seaside and climatic resort which has preserved its original Basque character - to St-Jean-de-Luz (pop. 13,000). Since the Middle Ages this has been an important fishing port, from which ships were sailing to Newfoundland, Canada, Hudson Bay, Greenland and Spitzbergen in the 13th and 14th centuries. Since World War II the main activity of the port has been tunny-fishing. It is also a popular bathing and winter resort.