Surfing is popular in France and the Côte d'Argent in the Aquitaine Region is the main surfing coast. The Quicksilver Pro France is held every year around the Hossegor-Biarritz area. Beach Wizard has the most detailed and up to date information about surfing in France. Getting to Biarritz is easy. There are several TGV high speed train services a day from Paris to Biarritz. Fly low cost airlines Easyjet or Ryan Air fly to Biarritz from a number of UK airports. Did you know? - Australian surfwear icon, Billabong is a major employer in the region, manufacturing surfing and snowboarding apparel .
- It is possible to surf and snow ski in the same day in this part of France.
- the Côte d'Argent is one of the least populated and developed coasts in all of Europe.
- The massive pine forests of the Côte d'Argent were planted on the orders of Napoleon to keep the dunes from encroaching.
- The Great Dune of Pyla is the largest sand dune in Europe
- Biarritz-Bayonne is the main centre for the French Basque people who have a separate language and distinctly different culture to mainstream France.
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