These activities are the ideal opportunity to widen your knowledge of the French language, culture and history. As soon as you arrive, choose your own personal range of activities from a wide and varied selection.
Beyond suggesting interesting leisure activities, we also help
students find out about social and cultural events, how to
find accommodation or a job, how to undertake the administrative
processes they require for their stay in France (car rental, opening
a bank account, joining a sports club, etc.). We also help organise
company visits for professionals.
Please feel free to contact us if you need
any extra information.
Biarritz in summer time is a hive of activity, with so much going on that you are guaranteed never to have a dull moment! There is street theatre, with jugglers, acrobats and other impromptu entertainers taking to the streets and free Friday evening classical music concerts in front of the Église Sainte-Eugénie and other venues.
Not to be missed when in town, is the famous Biarritz ballet at their delightful home, the Gare du Midi, the main theatre in Biarritz. The Gare du Midi also hosts regular events including plays and concerts. There is also a show room at the Casino de Biarritz for theatre and dance, and live music can be found all year round in numerous restaurants and bars throughout the town. Biarritz also hosts frequent international exhibitions.
"I don't want to see old people. One must be able to dance well to be received here," proclaimed Empress Eugénie, setting the tone for the future nightlife of Biarritz! However the Basque people had been celebrating, dancing and enjoying life for thousands of years before Eugénie joined in.
Biarritz today retains this energy, brimming with a lively street ambience and exciting, vibrant nightlife. The town offers something for everyone from mellow pavement cafes, to livelier bars and nightclubs where visitors can dance the night away. The area around Port Vieux and place Clemenceau is full of bars and just outside the city near the casino, are a handful of large discos where the relaxed surfer attire is worn by the wealthiest of visitors alike.
An integral part of the Biarritz nightlife is Le Casino Barrière de Biarritz. The largest casino in southwest France has an illustrious history: Kings Farouk, Michael and Peter (of Egypt, Romania and Yugoslavia respectively) have all sat at the baccarat tables. Now, people of all backgrounds come here to flirt with lady luck.
Biarritz offers a wealth of sports festivals and cultural events
throughout the Spring and Summer.
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Biarritz offers a incredible variety of sports activities - something
to suit everyone.
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All that activity sounds too tiring? Well, fortunately Biarritz is also the perfect town to pamper yourself! A long tradition of marine cures has ensured the success of Biarritz's highly-reputed spa establishments. Choose from a wide range of wellness centres, spa experiences and soothing thalassotherapy treatments to relax and rejuvenate tired bodies and minds…
Thalassotherapy
Popularised
by Tour de France winner Louison Bobet in the 1960s, thalassotherapy is
a uniquely French seaside treatment that has become one of Biarritz's
classic experiences. Based on the healing benefits of the ocean,
it uses a variety of saltwater, mud and seaweed treatments to clear
the pores and the mind. You will leave Biarritz with your sense of
wellbeing restored! Come
and rejuventate body and soul with the BLS French + Thalassotherapy
course in Biarritz!
Take time out of your French studies in Biarritz to indulge in one of the most enjoyable, luxurious and revitalizing past times unique to this part of Aquitaine, that of the natural hot springs. Reputed to have natural healing properties, the hot springs have been famous since medieval times. The springs are sulphurated and contain traces of sodium, fluorine and magnesium, which gently exfoliates your skin, while the microscopic plankton assists in nourishing and massaging your skin...
The springs are sulphurated and contain traces of sodium, fluorine and magnesium, which gently exfoliates your skin, while the microscopic plankton assists in nourishing and massaging your skin.
Near Biarritz: Argeles-Gazost
Nestled in the Pyrenees Mountains just a few minutes south of the
world famous town of Lourdes you will find the historic thermal
village of Argeles-Gazost. Perhaps a little harder to get to than
other villages it is worthwhile investigating car hire options
rather than depending on trains or buses.
The spa is in the casino in the centre of the village, directly underneath the town, and you can choose from spa therapy or thermoludism, which is the practice of using thermal water at different temperatures to achieve relaxation, recuperation and vitality. Other luxurious activities on offer are aerobaths, hydromassage baths, jet shower wrapping, underwater massage therapy and much more.
The spa at Argeles Gazost is open between April and October
65400 Argelès Gazost
Tél : 05 62 97 03 24
Near Biarritz: Dax
Dating from Roman times, Dax is one of the most important and well
known French spa town. It is rumored that Augustus, Emperor of
Rome travelled to Dax with his daughterJulius in search of a cure
for rheumatism. It is located between Bordeaux and Biarritz and
the perfect destination for students studying French in either
Biarritz or Bordeaux.
Visitors today can indulge in the thermal springs and mud baths in the same setting Augustus and Julius would have so long ago enjoyed. The mud baths in particular draw tourists from around the globe. They occur when alluvial deposits from the River Adour are mixed with the hot thermal spring water.
Near Biarritz: Les Prés d'Eugénie
If money is no object and you are seeking the ultimate luxury spa
experience, look no further than Les Prés d’Eugénie.
Situated in the village of Eugénie-les-Bains, a village
frequented by Napoleon’s wife Eugenie especially for the
mineral hot springs, the husband and wife team of Michel and Christine
Guérard have created a decadent and enjoyable experience
for those wanting to reap the benefits of the health spa, and enjoy
specially created delectable French novella cuisine.
Les Prés d’Eugenie – Michel Guérard
40320 Eugénie les Bains
LANDES - FRANCE
Tél : 05 58 05 05 05
