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Église Alexandre Newsky
The Église Alexandre Newsky is a Russian Orthodox church built by and for the Russian aristocrats who frequented Biarritz until the Soviet Revolution.
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Église Ste-Eugénie
The neo-Gothic Église Ste-Eugénie was built in 1864 for - who else? - Empress Eugénie. Eugénie was also the inspiration for the nearby doll's-house Chapelle Impériale, constructed in 1864.
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Euskal-Jaï
Between mid-June and mid-September, Euskal-Jaï in the Parc des Sports d'Aguiléra complex, 2km east of central Biarritz, has regular professional cesta punta matches. Bus No 1 stops nearby.
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Fronton Couvert Plaza Berri
At the Fronton Couvert Plaza Berri you can find pelota tournaments. Other tournaments are held here year-round.
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Musée de la Mer
Biarritz' Musée de la Mer overlooks Rocher de la Vierge. The ground-floor aquarium has 24 tanks seething with underwater life from the Bay of Biscay (Golfe de Gascogne). On the 1st floor are exhibits on commercial fishing and whaling, recalling Biarritz' whaling past. On the 3rd floor, it's seal feeding time at and . In a nearby pool sleek baby sharks grin back at you, while the top floor has a rather mournful display of stuffed birds.
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Phare de Biarritz
On Pointe St-Martin, to the north east of the city, is the Phare de Biarritz, the town's lighthouse, 73m tall and erected in 1834.
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Rocher de la Vierge
Stroll over the footbridge at the end of Pointe Atalaye to Rocher de la Vierge, named after the white statue of the Virgin and child. From this impressive outcrop there are views northwards of the Landes coastline and, far to the south, the mountains of the Spanish Basque Country.
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