Mazagran Street

The Mazagran street, in Biarritz

The Mazagran street is the most typical street of Biarritz, a lively artery with Basque charm lined with shops, craftsmen's workshops and galleries. The Biarritz audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this picturesque way with white façades and coloured wooden shutters, heritage of the development of the city in the nineteenth century, born from the craze for sea bathing.

The most typical street of the city

You now take the Mazagran street, the most typical street of Biarritz. If the inhabitants and the visitors appreciate it so much, it is for its always lively atmosphere and its charm with Basque accents. Take the time to stroll, enjoying its varied shops, its souvenir shops, its restaurants, the know-how of its Basque craftsmen and its art galleries. Observe also the architecture of the façades: their whiteness, punctuated with wooden shutters painted red, green or blue, is one of the particularities of the Basque Country, where these vivid colours contrast prettily with the lime of the walls. The buildings that line the Mazagran street recall the development of Biarritz in the nineteenth century, born from the craze of the great European families for sea bathing, that transformed a modest fishing village into a fashionable seaside resort. At the time, you had to be of the high aristocracy to have the privilege of spending your holidays there; today, no longer need quarters of nobility to enjoy it. Narrow and convivial, the street mingles traditional shops, sunny terraces and gourmet addresses, in a typically Basque atmosphere. Going up it, you will join the Place Sainte-Eugénie and its church. A picturesque street and a Basque heart of the city, the Mazagran street is a fine stop of the discovery of Biarritz.

What to see

Here you walk along the most typical street of Biarritz, a lively artery with Basque charm, lined with shops, souvenir shops, restaurants, craftsmen's workshops and art galleries; its white façades with red, green or blue wooden shutters recall the Basque Country and the development of the city in the nineteenth century, born from sea bathing. The Mazagran street is the Basque heart of Biarritz. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Mazagran street lies in the heart of Biarritz, near the Place Sainte-Eugénie, reachable on foot. It is a street freely accessible, lined with shops, craftsmen's workshops, galleries and restaurants, lively all day. You walk along it during a stroll in the centre.

Why is the Mazagran street typical of Biarritz?

For its lively atmosphere and its Basque charm, with its white façades punctuated with wooden shutters painted red, green or blue, a particularity of the Basque Country; lined with shops, craftsmen's workshops and galleries, it recalls the development of Biarritz in the nineteenth century, born from the craze of the great families for sea bathing.

Where is the Mazagran street in Biarritz?

In the heart of Biarritz, near the Place Sainte-Eugénie, in France.