Without a crown prince or president — a place where several cities lay claim to being the capital, each one drawing travellers like a magnet.
Stroll along the ocean, take in panoramic views and enjoy lunch at a seaside port and among vineyards. Visit the birthplace of Balenciaga and walk along the picturesque rocky coastline of the Bay of Biscay in the French Basque Country — La Corniche.
Where tradition breathes in every street
Cliffs, fossils and 60 million years of time
A local specialty and ingredient in Basque cuisine
The legacy of haute couture's architect
The Basque art of the small plate
Raw beauty, salt air and ancient tides
Day 1
Arrival and lunch at Les Sources de Caudalie. Transfer to Biarritz. Evening walk and seafood dinner at Chez Albert.
Arrival at Bordeaux airport and group meeting. Lunch among the vineyards at Les Sources de Caudalie, the restaurant of the prestigious Smith Haut-Lafitte wine estate.
Transfer to Biarritz — once a humble fishing village, now France's most elegant aristocratic seaside resort, a transformation owed to Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie.
Check-in at Hôtel Le Garage Biarritz. Evening walking tour from the lighthouse through the historic villa district toward the picturesque fishing port and the iconic Rock of the Virgin. Dinner at Chez Albert, a renowned seafood restaurant in the old fishing port.
Day 2
Picnic in Bidart, cliff walk, pelota in Getaria. Lunch at Gaztelur. Cherry and cheese tasting in Itxassou. Espelette pepper tour. Dinner at Euzkadi.
The true spirit of the Basque Country is best discovered through traditional villages in the Labourd province. Begin with an impromptu picnic breakfast in Bidart, overlooking the ocean beside a seaside chapel — Gâteau Basque, local delicacies, champagne.
Scenic walk along the cliffs. Continue to Getaria, an authentic seaside village and favorite weekend escape for Parisians, where we learn the rules of Pelota — the Basque Country's most iconic sport.
Lunch at Gaztelur, one of the region's finest tables. Afternoon cherry and cheese tasting in Itxassou, followed by an Espelette pepper tour. Dinner at Euzkadi.
Day 3
Balenciaga Museum and seafood lunch in Getaria. Walk in Zumaya Geopark. Pintxos tour and panoramic views in San Sebastián. Dinner at TakaTak.
Morning at the Cristóbal Balenciaga Museum in Getaria — the birthplace of the haute couture legend — followed by a seafood lunch at the harbor.
Afternoon walk through the Zumaya Geopark and its 60-million-year-old flysch cliffs.
Continue to San Sebastián for a pintxos tour through the old town's storied bars and panoramic views from Mount Igueldo. Dinner at TakaTak.
Day 4
Morning in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Scenic drive along La Corniche. Lunch and walk in Pasaia village. Return to the hotel and dinner.
Morning in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the elegant fishing town where Louis XIV married the Spanish Infanta.
Scenic drive along La Corniche Basque — dramatic cliffs above the Bay of Biscay between Hendaye and Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Lunch and walk in Pasaia, a hidden Basque village set deep in a fjord-like bay. Return to the hotel for dinner.
Day 5
Departure.
Transfer to the airport. End of the journey.
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