Rocher de la Vierge

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Went to Biarritz for a day trip. What a great little beach town! Biarritz has been inhabited for over 10,000 years but wasn’t mentioned as a town until 1186. Its principal industry was fishing and whale hunting although that has largely died off now.
In the 1700s, the sea at Biarritz was claimed to have healing properties which was enhanced when Napoleon himself started taking therapeutic dips in the sea about 1784.
Great little town, beautiful walkways along the ocean. Many fitness trails used by runners and bicycles. We also saw a large group of open water swimmers going out about 1km and back. The weather was amazing, sky blue and cool temps. A gorgeous day at the seaside.
CJ and Orsi took off their shoes to wade in the sea. Balazs timed it perfectly to have them stand ankle deep while an incoming wave splashed up their legs. The Atlantic here is a little chilly for CJ but refreshing for Orsi!
Almost forgot, possibly the best lunch of our trip. We stopped at Bar Jean expecting something simple. The waiter started talking about €60 to €100 dishes. Then we looked at the Tapas menu, what an amazing selection. We started with melted Camembert cheese with bacon, Yummy! Then there was a selection of trays to grab €2 samples and got a mix of smoked fish, ham, sausage and other noshing bits. The we got “beignets of calamari”, a dish of fried calamari with an amazing curry sauce, accompanied by the waiter recommended garlic shrimp in an amazing butter/garlic/sweet chili sauce. Then, after walking away because we couldn’t eat any more, we had a bit of gelato, crepe, and cappuccino.
Ahh, perfect way to cap off a delightful day.Read more