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.
Maison Louis XIV
In Place Louis-XIV is the Maison Lohbiague, in which Louis XIV lived when he came here to marry Maria Teresa, daughter of Philip IV of Spain; it is now a museum, with period furniture.
Hours
June 1 to June 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | Closed |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | |
| Open | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
July 1 to August 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | Closed |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | |
| Open | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | |
| Close | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 |
September 2 to September 30
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | Closed |
| Close | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | |
| Open | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | |
| Close | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 |
St Jean-Baptiste
The church of St-Jean-Baptiste, originally built in the 13th C but much altered in later centuries, still preserves a typically Basque interior; the three-story oak gallery in the nave is a later addition.
