EUSKADI! Bidart
City Tours · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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What a refreshing feeling it is to travel to a completely unknown area for the first time in many years! We chose Bidart because we expected to find the authentic Basque Country and our ideal campsite there.
Surrounded by its numerous beaches and its golf course, Bidart has managed to preserve the charm of a small village while promoting seaside tourism. Open to both the ocean and the Pyrenees, Bidart offers wonderful panoramas—the coastal path is one of the most spectacular stretches here.
Known since the 12th century, Bidart was originally a fishing village, a stop for pilgrims on the Way of St. James, and a lively post station. Even Louis XIV once stopped at the Maison Posta on his way to his historic wedding in St. Jean de Luz.
The village center, with its Town Hall, the 16th-century church, and typical white-washed houses with ox-blood timbering, is the heart of Bidart. This is also where the weekly market takes place. A culinary tip right on the square: the restaurant Venta Gaxuxa is highly recommended.
Its location directly on the Bay of Biscay makes Bidart the ideal starting point. Situated exactly in the middle between Bayonne to the north and Saint-Jean-de-Luz to the south, it is perfect for exploring the hinterland or enjoying the surf of the Atlantic.
