DISCOVER
Tourism
in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Saint-Jean-de-Luz is not just a pretty seaside town. It’s a town full of character, rooted in history and in the Basque Country, where 17th-century privateers left their mark and where Louis XIV married the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain in 1660. From Merko Lacarra campsite, you can get there in under 10 minutes by bike via the coastal path, or in 30 minutes on the Txik Txak shuttle, whose stop is right in front of the campsite.
Visit Saint-Jean-de-Luz,
a town of fishermen and privateers
Visit this town of fishermen and privateers, its church (where the wedding of Louis XIV and the Infanta of Spain took place), its fishing port (tuna, sardines, anchovies), its bay and its viewpoints (Sainte-Barbe, the “stack of plates”, etc.).
A tourist town with its history, pedestrian streets, traditional market, and its beaches, from the centre of Saint-Jean-de-Luz to the Acotz district. A town on the Basque coast, where sunsets over the ocean are unforgettable. Access all the wonders of the town from our Basque Country campsite, where you’ll enjoy a holiday full of splendour.
Points of interest to discover in Saint-Jean-de-Luz
- Rue Gambetta: the main pedestrian street in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, right in the heart of the town, with its various shops, its church and its arcades. Listed as a historic monument, it’s where the wedding of Louis XIV and the Infanta of Spain took place in 1660.
- Place Louis XIV: a meeting place in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, where all generations come together to dance, attend concerts or enjoy a drink. You’ll find the best restaurants in Saint-Jean-de-Luz here, as well as its famous Toro de fuego.
- The Port of Saint-Jean-de-Luz: renowned for its various fisheries in the 15th century: cod, whale, then tuna, sardines and anchovies. At the beginning of the 20th century, many fish factories developed, leading to an influx of local, Breton and Spanish populations. The port is the departure point for sea fishing in Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
- Ciboure: part of Urrugne that gained its independence following urbanisation linked to the factories. You’ll find sites such as the birthplace of Maurice Ravel, the Puits des Récollets (cloister), the old fountain, a church with a unique bell tower in the Basque Country, and the Bordagain Tower.
- Socoa: its fort connected to the mainland by the Vauban dyke, and its fine sandy beach protected by the breakwaters of the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
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