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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.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
New Aquitaine, France · Europe
About Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains sits on the route: 15 minutes from Soustons, 53km from Corniche Basque.
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains is in New Aquitaine, France, with about 1,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Soustons, about 7 km away.
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains (French pronunciation: [vjø buko le bɛ̃], in Gascon: Lo Bocau Vielh) is a commune in the Landes department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France.
Vieux-Boucau means "old mouth" as it was where the Adour river used to flow in the Bay of Biscay, and was named “Port d'Albret” in the past. ItRead more
could have been the first harbor of the Landes coastline, if the Adour river had not been diverted in 1578 for Bayonne.
During the 1970s, an artificial lake and a touristic complex were created and given the town’s old name of "Port d'Albret ". This complex was built in the territory of Vieux-Boucau and the nearby town Soustons. During summer, the population is between 10,000 and 15,000 inhabitants.
There are three beaches along the Atlantic Ocean and one on the lake.
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What is there to see near Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains?
Within an hour or so of Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains: Wheels & Waves (36 km), Biarritz Grande Plage (36 km), Corniche Basque (53 km), La Rhune (56 km).
Are there any good drives near Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains?
The nearest famous roads are Corniche Basque, Puerto de Ibañeta and Col d'Aubisque.
Where is Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains?
Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains is in New Aquitaine, France, about 7 km from Soustons.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,498
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- France
- Region
- New Aquitaine
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
- Coordinates
- 43.7864, -1.4041
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 Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
beach
Biarritz Grande Plage
A glamorous Atlantic surf beach below Belle Époque hotels, the cradle of European surfing.
36 km · about 40 min drive
coastal drive
Corniche Basque
The 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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
La Rhune
A 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Hondarribia Old Town
A walled medieval fishing town on the French border with a castle keep and the rainbow-balconied La Marina quarter perfect for pintxos.
57 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Vieux-Boucau-les-Bains
5 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 53 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.
- 56 kmLa RhuneA 905 m Basque summit on the Spanish border, climbed by a wooden cog train for sweeping coast-to-Pyrenees views.
- 71 kmMonte IgueldoA vintage funicular hauls you to a hilltop viewpoint and amusement park with the postcard panorama over San Sebastian's Concha bay.
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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