Biarritz in the Basque Country land of Surfing and Surfing. In Biarritz in #Euskadi good waves reassure without scaring the very heu-reux students of the surf schools, it is the good magic of the beach of the Cote des Basques in Biarritz. Surf lessons and courses are organized every day, throughout the year, but in May the sea is very generous and entrusts its secrets to beginners. This beach is the true cradle of surfing, a beach with an exceptional setting framed by cliffs, overlooking the coast of southern Euskadi and the mountains. Dick Zanuck and Peter Viertel, two Californians, meet in Biarritz in September 1956 during the filming of the film "The sun rises too", adaptation of a novel by Hemingway, Dick is sent a surfboard, but leaves before it arrives. The first attempt is made by Peter, the French had never seen a board. It is the spat of this sport on the waves of the Cote des Basques, a spot that is now more and more popular. ——————- Biarritz está considerado el primer lugar "surfero" de Europa, y meca para los aficionados, acogiendo importantes campeonatos internacionales. Se puede organizar todo tipo de actividades acuáticas. ——————- Surfing in Biarritz, in the Basque Country. In 1957, the surfing world first discovered the waves of Biarritz on the southwest coast of France. In the 50 years that followed, surfing became such a part of the local culture that the words surfing and Biarritz are now almost synonymous. But even before the modern era, locals used to ride the waves on this Basque coast with palm fronds, wooden planks and even their own bodies. HD Video http://surf-tv.eus ©ESTV Euskadi Surf TV – 23 October 2021 © ESTV Euskadi Surf TV | Euskal web Telebista / HD and 4K by ©TV Quiberon 24/7 ®