After a long and rainy winter, flowers are peeking through the concrete, surfers are donning thinner suits, and beachside surf rental shacks are creaking open. Biarritz is finally ready and poised for ...

nvented in Hawaii, surfing gained popularity in the United States and Australia in the 1950s before becoming a global phenomenon. Now practiced in more than 150 countries, its spread has been driven ...

ONCE THE HANGOUT of French film stars and bohemian musicians, Biarritz is a town in the midst of another renaissance. It’s always exciting to visit a place at this precise moment: on the cusp, tasting ...

Where to go for surfing and a few activities to keep the little ones entertained.

The Cote Basque, that splendid, hilly, 20-mile stretch of Aquitaine from Biarritz down to the Spanish border is known for many good things, among them, its fine beaches, its prickly chefs and their ...

"Biarritz Surf Gang" is a documentary by Pierre Denoyel and Nathan Curren. The film reveals the true story of six lunatic surfers who set fire to their surfboards at Biarritz' Grande Plage, in the ...