• The resort
Ciboure (the Leïhorra Villa, the Convent of Recollets and Ravel’s house). The town, which is built at the far end of the bridge over the Nivelle, is remarkable for the beauty of its setting, between the ocean and hills. Its history is closely linked with the sea and fishing.
Sea trips with the Lixto shuttle line. Departures from Ciboure or St-Jean-de-Luz.
Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the town of the Sun King (cliffs, Grévin museum, the house of Louis XIV, the house of the Infanta, the Weaving Ecomuseum, etc.).
• The surrounding area
The Basque coast: Bayonne (23 km) and the Vauban ramparts, Gothic cathedral, cloisters and Bonnat museum; Bidart (10 km) and the Chapel of St Mary Magdelene; Guéthary (7 km) and the Saraleguinea art museum; Anglet (20 km) and Chiberta lake; Saint-Jean-de-Luz (2 km) and the Grévin museum, the town square and visits to the house of Louis XIV and the house of the Infanta; Sare (15 km) and the prehistoric caves; Hendaye (14 km) and the Abbadia estate; Biarritz (17 km) and the Imperial Chapel, the Chocolate Museum, St Martin’s Church, the History Museum, the Maritime Museum and its aquariums.
In the Nive Valley: Cambo-les-Bains (the Edmond Rostand Museum), Bidarray (the nature reserve with "pottocks", the small ponies of the region), Louhossoa (weaving studios). Further away, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (65 km),the Prison of the Bishops and pottery from Navarre.
Colourful, tasty gastronomy: Bayonne, Espelette and its Antton chocolates and hot peppers; Mauléon and Ossès (cheese and duck foie gras); Villefranque (cakes, jams and tarts) and the Irouléguy wine cellars in Saint-Etienne-de-Baïgorry.