BESPOKE TRAVEL IDEA
Refined culture and gastronomy of Basque Country
This tour is only available on request. You may venture to Basque with your company, family or friends. Descartes experts will adapt the program to your preferences
A country with its own language, history and legends, without an heir to the throne or a president. A country in which several cities are considered the capital and attract the traveler like a magnet.
JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS
Refined culture and unique gastonomic experiences
The traditional Basque flavor is best known when visiting typical Basque villages.

Walk along the ocean, admire the panoramic views, have lunch at the port and in the vineyards.

Visit the homeland of Balenciaga and walk along the coast along the picturesque, rocky Bay of Biscay in the French part of the Basque Country — La Corniche.
WHAT TO EXPECT ON TOUR
Itinerary idea
The program below is a specimen. Our experts will customize it in accordance with your preferences.
• Arrival at Bordeaux airport, meeting with the guide

• 12:30-14:30 – Lunch in the vineyards, at the Les Sources Caudalie restaurant of the Smith Haut-Lafitte wine house

• 15:00-17:00 – Transfer to Biarritz

Once a fishing settlement known for its whaling, today Biarritz is the best aristocratic resort in France. Biarritz owes such a cardinal transformation to the French Emperor Napoleon III and his wife, Empress Eugenie.

• Accommodation at the Hôtel Le Garage Biarritz, free time, rest

• 18:00-19:30 – Evening Biarritz walking tour

Getting to know Biarritz. A walk from the lighthouse through the quarter of historical villas where Grand Dukes, politicians, spies and adventurers lived, through the fishing port and the Virgin Mary Cliff. It is impossible not to fall in love with this city!

• 20:00 – Dinner at the fishing port, Chez Albert restaurant

• Walking back to the hotel by night Biarritz
* The travel organiser may change particular details of the program which shall not make your experience less enjoyable or intense
Set off to Basque Countty with your family or friends. At Descartes, we will adapt this program for you or design your own journey.
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