Biarritz is a former Victorian resort that boasts 3.7 miles (6 kilometres) of beaches and a wonderful sweeping promenade. It has been an incredibly popular destination for over a century, whose former regular visitors included Queen Victoria, Frank Sinatra and Ernest Hemingway. Biarritz came to fame in the mid-19th Century, when Empress Eugenie (the wife of Napoleon III) fell in love with this part of the Basque country and built a Palace on the beach at Biarritz (which is now the world-class Hotel du Palais).
Experience the Basque Coast of France and a river cruise into the wine region of Bordeaux. Starting in the Belle Époque city of Biarritz, we enjoy a trip on La Rhune Mountain Railway in the Western Pyrenees before sailing into one of Europe's most renowned wine regions on the scenic Garonne and Dordogne Rivers. Uncover each region through...
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