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Camping near St Jean de Luz, Aquitaine
 Saint Jean de Luz is one of the most charming and picturesque towns in both the Aquitaine and all of France.
It is a quiet Basque seaside community located about 24 km southwest of Bayonne, pretty much on the border with Spain.
You're in Basque country and this town is in the very heart of it.
St Jean de Luz has a beautiful, long sandy beach as well as a great pedestrian shopping area, lots of Basque architecture, delightful town squares and excellent surfing nearby.
There is also a small, but very active fishing port here, where you can watch fisherman pull in large catches of sardines, anchovies and tuna.
The main beach at St Jean de Luz bears the same name as the town. There is also a smaller beach about 2 km from nearby Socoa, which you can reach by bus. Although St-Jean de Luz is lesser known for it's surfing than nearby Biarritz, it's still a great place to catch waves year-round.
France’s largest Basque church, L'Eglise St-Jean Baptiste may look a tad plain on the outside but it hides a magnificent interior and the splendid Baroque altarpiece where Louis XIV and Marie Therese of Spain were married in 1660.
Our nearest campsite to St Jean de Luz is Camping Le Ruisseau located in Biarritz, a 25-minute drive away.
The site is iust a few miles from the centre of and situated alongside a small lake. Camping Le Ruisseau is a family-run parc boasting a waterpark with waterslides & covered swimming pool.
For relaxation, the Balneotherapy offers an outdoor spa & a jacuzzi complex (free during low season).
To book this or any of our campsites in the Aquitaine region, search France and Gascony in the booking engine at the top of this page.
From Cherbourg and St Malo head down the dual carriageway to Rennes and Nantes where you will pick up the Nantes peripherique (ring road) about 4 KM before you actually get there. Head for, and always follow signs for Bordeaux. Exit the peripherique at junction 48.
Once on the Bordeaux peripherique. Follow signs for Bayonne, Biarritz, St Jean de Luz and l'Espagne. Exit the peripherique at junction 16 onto the N10 which is free. This road will become the N10 E6 E70 and you must stay on that until you reach a juntion with the autoroute A63 E6 E70 going southwest or sud-ouest to Bayonne and Biarritz.
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