Spot 8: Biarritz

Originally schedule for spending a night over, we only reached Saint-Tropez half a day then planed. This adding to the huge traffic to get in and go out of the city only enabled us to a short visit of 3 hours.
Leaving my 2cv outside the city centre, I’ve first headed to the small streets of the old town, perfectly preserved and filled with life. Thousands of people moved along its commercial area, where stores of all top brads can of course be found. I then went up to the old city walls, where the view on the city, the sea and the long cost line of the bay is simply breathtaking. With the thermometers above the 35º, the next stop could only have been the beach (the only disappointment of this visit, as I’m not at all a fan of rocky beaches), for a refreshing and relaxing bath at the sea. The tour ended with a walk along the port, where the nice restaurants, expensive hotels and luxurious yacht bring the city’s glamour to its peak.
The only real downsize, besides the expected high prices and the mentioned rocky beaches, is the heavy traffic. Unless you can find (and afford) an accommodation in the city centre, you might not manage to have that much of relaxing holidays here.