You don't have to go on a tour and pay a guide to see the sights of Biarritz. You can simply stroll around the city, enjoy its marvelous architecture, and see all the iconic sites at the same time. Since the city is not too big, it is not difficult to create a walking route around Biarritz.
However, Biarritz is ahead of many resorts in terms of the number of museums. These are:
- Musée Historique de Biarritz with a rich collection of documents, photographs, paintings, and videos about the city;
- the Planète Musée du chocolat (Chocolate Planet) museum, which tells the history of chocolate;
- Musée de la Mer Aquarium (Museum of the Sea);
- Musée historique du Biarritz Olympique (Biarritz Olympique Museum), which contains historical sports artifacts from 1900 to the present day;
- Ocean City (Cité de l'Océan), which tells the story of ocean issues and the protection of its inhabitants;
- The Musée Asiatica (Museum of Asian Peoples) with a collection of art from India, Nepal, Tibet and China.
Those who like to take photos against the backdrop of mind-blowing scenery should climb Mount Ryun. The view from the observation deck at the top, which can be reached by cable car in half an hour, is breathtaking.
