Discover Biarritz by Hire Car
In relation to the Cote D’ Azur, the French Atlantic coast on the Cote D’ Argent is much less known today.
But Biarritz was already a fashionable resort when St Tropez was still a poor fishing village.
“Papa” Hemingway was very fond of Biarritz, and the writer liked to spend a few days there before heading off to the Fiesta of San Firmin in Pamplona to watch the bullfights.
Biarritz in literature
Hemingway left a literary monument to the rich British snobs of Biarritz in his works “The Sun also rises” (Fiesta) and “Death in the Afternoon”.
What Hemingway particularly appreciated was that Biarritz tourists almost always left the arena after the first bull, leaving some poor slob who couldn’t afford an expensive seat to fill it.
For those interested, Biarritz or Dax, not far away, are the places to see bullfights, which are held regularly in the south of France.
Thomas Mann, on the other hand, was drawn to the Cote D’ Argent for its mild maritime climate, as he suffered from lung disease. So he also has his novel hero Thomas Buddenbrook seek recuperation on the Cote D’Argent to cure his pneumonia in Biarritz and Pau.
Exploring the surroundings of Biarritz
Whoever wants to get to know Biarritz and the other French seaside resorts on the Atlantic coast better and see a bit more of the country and its people is well advised to secure a hire car. Pamplona is also easily accessible with your own hire car, and the city is not only worth a trip for snobs.
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