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Wheels & Waves
The annual Biarritz festival celebrating motorcycle culture, surfing, and custom builds that has become a global pilgrimage for riders.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Dax
New Aquitaine, France · Europe
About Dax
Dax sits on the route: 5 minutes from Narrosse, 48km from Biarritz Grande Plage.
Dax is in New Aquitaine, France, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Narrosse, about 4 km away.
Dax Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Dax) is a Roman Catholic church in the town of Dax in the Landes département of France.
The diocese of Dax was not restored after the French Revolution but with several others, including Aire, was added to the Diocese of Bayonne by the Concordat of 1801. In 1817 theRead more
former dioceses of Dax and of Aire were again separated from that of Bayonne and joined to form the new Diocese of Aire and Dax, of which the bishop's seat was at Aire Cathedral.
In 1833 the bishop's seat was officially transferred to Dax and to Dax Cathedral. Aire Cathedral remains as a co-cathedral.
Dax Cathedral is a national monument of France.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Dax?
Within an hour or so of Dax: Wheels & Waves (48 km), Biarritz Grande Plage (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Dax?
The nearest famous roads are Corniche Basque, Puerto de Ibañeta and Col d'Aubisque and Col du Soulor.
Where is Dax?
Dax is in New Aquitaine, France, about 4 km from Narrosse.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,305
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- New Aquitaine
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.7103, -1.0537
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in France
Carrying a warning triangle and hi-vis vest in your vehicle is mandatory. Motorway emergency phones connect to official breakdown services only.
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Worth the detour from Dax
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Biarritz Grande Plage
A glamorous Atlantic surf beach below Belle Époque hotels, the cradle of European surfing.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Dax
- 65 kmLa RhuneA 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.
- 66 kmCorniche BasqueThe wild clifftop D912 between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Hendaye, running above tilted flysch rock strata with open views across the Bay of Biscay to the Spanish coast.
- 80 kmPuerto de IbañetaThe Roncevaux Pass of legend, where Roland fell in 778: a 1,057 m Pyrenean crossing above Roncesvalles on the classic Camino Francés route into Spain.
Driving in France
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.85/litre
- Motorway tolls
- ~€10.00/100km
When to drive here
April to October
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