Saint-Jean-de-Luz Travel Guide

 King_Golo Says:  As very many other places in Aquitaine, Saint-Jean-de-Luz is home to a superb sandy beach. Quite crowded on hot days, it is nonetheless worth going there as one can never swim in an ocean too often... Several places on the Grande Plage offer sun-loungers, tents or parasols... 

 King_Golo Says:  Saint-Jean-de-Luz's harbour is at the end of Rue Léon Gambetta. A shady square with plane trees (Place Louis XIV) at one side of the harbour makes a great place to sit and watch the ships or passers-by. If you want to be more active, you can also book a boat tour from here.... 

 King_Golo Says:  Rue Léon Gambetta is the town's major pedestrian zone. Unlike those in other citys, it has a lot of charm: colourful Basque buildings, typically equipped with shutters on the outside of their windows, geraniums blooming in front of basically every house, a number of nice... 

 gaolei Says:  The beach in St. Jean de Luz is in a breakwater protected cove. The water is clear and cool with small waves. There are three floating rafts with a diving platform on the second deck anchored swimming distance from the beach. The sand is tan and stone free. Overall, a great... 

 Maillekeukeul Says:  What few people know (even I have learned it during my stay) is that St Jean de Luz, even if it's a tiny city, is one of the 10 biggest harbours in France, where fishing is more a full-time job than a lobby... 

 Maillekeukeul Says:  Of course, as St Jean de Luz has its seafront side, you can't miss it : walking along, you might discover that St Jean de Luz has been forced to go back down, as the ocean had invaded, from time to time, its former front constructions... 

 Maillekeukeul Says:  I could say a lot about St Jean de Luz, but I prefer letting you stroll around and appreciate its vasco streets, full of red and white houses... 

 Nixter01 Says:  Another lovely Beach on a day out 

 Jerome1 Says:  This family-run hotel is situated on a hilltop south of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. The rooms are pleasant and quiet. 

 Maillekeukeul Says:  I couldn't say where the shop exactly is, but as St Jean de Luz is such a nice city to wander about, you will probably walk into the right street... This small shop is full of big and small treasures to be added into your appartment... Not that cheap, but I mean, you're in... 

 gaolei Says:  There is nowhere on the streets that you can park for free except on Sunday, You will see boxes with a solar panel on top. This is where you buy a ticket to put on your car's dashboard to avoid a ticket. You will find it is very expensive.There is free parking at the train... 

 Maillekeukeul Says:  In the streets of St Jean de Luz, red and white houses sometimes share a wall with blue and white houses : really rarely, narrow scaffholdings may separate them... 

 Nixter01 Says:  It was'nt really an activity but more of a mission ! Travelling to St. Jean-De Luz did have its ups and downs, with 4 peoples luggage all in one boot of a car, it was a nightmare tryin to find 1 thing without upsetting something or someone !HA how I loved the arguments !