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    4.3 (7 reviews)

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    La Vague Basque

    La Vague Basque

    5.0(1 review)
    0.5 km

    Had a terrific surfing lesson and subsequent board rental this past weekend at La Vague Basque…read more Located amongst a group of surf schools operating out of tents just past the end of Boulevard de Prince de Galles, they were comfortable with foreigners, and heard speaking french, english, and spanish. I took a 90 minute lesson from 1830-2000, when the crowds were thinning out and the waves were a little cleaner. Having taken maybe 4-5 lessons in my life, this one was by far the most helpful, most fun, and most professional. My instructor's name was Franck, and he was great. He had a group of 6 of us, and a couple of us had a little experience. Rather than hold everyone on the same level, Franck had 4 people working to stand, me working on turning, and my girlfriend working on something else. I think that's unusual, and speaks very highly of this school. Most of the other places I have gone they just kept it too basic. Here, they were trying to improve everyone's skills, and they really didn't waste any time out of the water aside from the initial theory, foot placement, etc. The beach they operate out of is great because the further north you go toward the wall, the more protected and smaller the swell. Then just off to the south a bit, you have some very good surfers riding much bigger waves. Inbetween, you can step it up as you see fit. Having taken a lesson with them, you then get a great rate on board / wetsuit rentals. This place was great, and I highly recommend the dusk lesson followed by a beer at the top of the hill above the school. There's a little bar up there where you'll see a good crowd, and you can watch some of the really good surfers as they keep pressing it a little later.

    Piscine Municipale

    Piscine Municipale

    4.0(3 reviews)
    0.9 km

    The Public pool in Biarritz is a salt-water pool with 2 basins (the one for swimmers is 25 Meters…read morelong) and 1 whirlpool. There are also some lounge-chairs from which you have a great view of the beach. Sauna and a Hamman are also available but I didn't use those. The entrance fee is dead cheap (2,50€ for a single adult, 10 entrances cost 18€) but the entrance system is needlessly time consuming. After paying they give you a plastic card with your entry code that you then feed to the entry turnstile literally half a meter next to the lady behind the counter, the card is then gone and has no more use - even if you buy ten entrances you still go through this procedure every time you arrive. You show your paper that says 10 entries to get and electronic card and It takes quite long to charge these cards for each customer. It would be a lot faster to just "buzz" people through the turnstile than do what they do with these cards. Lockers use 50cent pieces. Changing rooms and showers are separated for men and women - but there are only few individual changing cabins (at least on the men side) and those who are there are quite small. The Changing area and the showers are dimly lit, quite old and not welcoming. The basins are in good shape and the pool hall is a nice place to be. The (salt)water was a tad too warm for my taste though. Overall a nice small pool (that could do with some modernizations) that you can go to when the weather doesn't permit to swim in the ocean.

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