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Biarritz or St Jean de Luz or neither

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Hello All -

I'm a bit stumped and seeking some advice.
We land in Bordeaux May 2 in the early evening.
Our current plan is to stay in Bordeaux until 5/5 and that day travel to either Biarritz or St Jean de Luz for a couple of nights. On May 7 depart via train or bus to San Sebastian, Spain. On the 11th fly from Bilbao to Paris for a 6 nights, depart for the States on 5/17.

A) if keeping this itinerary which Basque location should we pick: Biarritz or SJDL? Since we are going to a Basque city (San Sebastian) I initially thought a smaller Basque town would make sense.

B) Or, should I extend Bordeaux and San Sebastian each by a day and eliminate the 2 night stay near Biarritz?

C) Or extend either Bordeaux or San Sebastian by 2 days - and do a few day trips from either of those cities?

Just looking for some thoughts and guidance -

TY - Don

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Or option E - couple of nights in Bayonne, much nicer than Biarritz. Small, charming town with two rivers, old streets and interesting shops, art gallery and musuems, nice bars and restaurants.

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3858 posts

Add Ainhoa to JoLui’s suggestion of Espelette— they are two beautiful Basque villages.

And I agree with Lin C that Bayonne is better than Biarritz.

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I agree with the recommendation for Bayonne, which is a lovely town. The Basque History in Bayonne is wonderful.

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Another vote here for Bayonne over Biarritz or SJDL.

SJDL and Espellete are both lovely for a short visit (a few hours or half a day) but not for a couple of nights. And I wasn't impressed by Biarritz at all.

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