The region
The Golf de Biscarrosse golf club is located in the heart of a region where diversity rhymes with nature and leisure activities. Stay at the golf course or at Biscarrosse Plage and discover a wide variety of landscapes and activities.
To the North, Arcachon and Bordeaux
20 km to the north is the French department of Gironde with unique panoramas of the Arcachon Basin, an inland sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, as well as the Dune du Pyla, the ports, oyster-farming and fishing villages, and the Teich bird sanctuary (‘parc ornithologique du Teich’).
Visit the ‘Bassin’ by boat: the tour of ‘ile aux oiseaux’ (bird island), the Banc d’Arguin sandbar, Pyla, the Delta de la Leyre or sport fishing, scuba diving and skydiving.
Sites and places of interest around the Arcachon Basin
Union des Bateliers Arcachonnais (Arcachon Boatsmen’s Association)
Transbasin ferries, boat tours, excursions, "pinasse" boat rentals. Boulevard de la plage.
Phone: +33 (0)5 57 72 28 28
www.bateliers-arcachon.com
Yacht Club du bassin d’Arcachon (Arcachon Basin Yacht Club)
Basin cruises, Atlantic Ocean and Basin sport fishing, sailing rallies, mini-fishing (kids and teenagers 8-18), boating courses.
Arcachon. Port de plaisance (yacht harbour).
Phone: +33 (0)5 56 83 22 11
www.ycba-arcachon.com
Jet 33
Jet Ski. Rental, guided excursions of the basin, with or without a licence. Quai Goslar. Arcachon
Mobile: +33 (0)6 16 55 20 45
www.jet-33.fr
Thalazur
Thalassotherapy centre and spa, massages, body wraps, hydrotherapy, seawater pools. Arcachon. Avenue du Parc
Phone: +33 (0)5 57 72 06 66
www.thalazur.fr
Arcachon Plongée dive centre
Scuba diving in the Arcachon Basin – shipwrecked trawlers, blockhaus bunkers. Try-dive sessions. La Teste de Buch. Boulevard de l’océan.
Mobile: +33 (0)6 03 98 76 59
www.arcachon-plongee.com
3 axes Service Loisirs: Microlight flying over the Arcachon Basin. Route de Bordeaux. Departures from Biscarrosse available on request.
Mobile: +33(0)6 89 42 23 17
www.ulm-arcachon.com
Wafou Skydiving
Lessons for all levels, beginners, tandem jumps - 33260 LA TESTE DE BUCH Impasse Louis Cheyron
Mobile: +33 (0)6 63 16 33 43
www.wafou.fr
Bordeaux, the capital of Aquitaine is less than an hour from Biscarrosse. It has exceptional cultural richness. Seven museums attest to this, from prehistory (Musée d’Aquitaine) to decorative arts (Musée des Arts Décoratifs), along with the Bordeaux “Musée du vin et du négoce” (Wine and Wine Merchants museum). Several music halls and theatres provide you with a variety of choices for the evening. Stop by the wine bars in the quartier Saint-Pierre or the antique dealers in the
quartier des Chartrons.
Savour regional specialities: foie gras, tricandille (pork tripe), boletus mushrooms, grenier médocain (cooked pork meat), Pauillac lamb or Bordeaux cannelés (cakes) and Noisettine sweets from Médoc.
For more info:
www.bassin-arcachon.com
www.bordeaux.fr
South of the Landes and the Basque Country
During your visit to the Landes you’ll discover Gascon culture and further to the south, that of the Basque Country.
- Le parc Naturel Régional des Landes de Gascogne (Gascony Landes Regional Nature Park), Marquèze and its Ecomuseum: www.parc-landes-de-gascogne.fr
The bastides of Labastide d'Armagnac, St Justin, Geaune and Grenade.
- The Landes “Courses” (arena games with bulls), Festivals and Corridas.
Two hours drive from Biscarrosse, the Basque Country is a guaranteed change of scenery.
www.tourisme64.com
In the Pyrenees, climb around the Pic de l'Ossau, rafting, canyoning and kayaking in mountain streams and rapids:
www.parc-pyrenees.com
