Tourism Anglet

Anglet 3rd city of the department of the Yrénées-Atlantiques, was during centuries a modest soil.

An exceptional site meeting point of ocean and of the forest. This one is a wooded space of 250 hectares covering nearly 10% of the surface of the city, and includes the forests of Pignada, of the Lazaret and Chiberta. Oceanic climate, dominating marine influence forged its character to him. Beside its protected forest, Anglet also counts 40 hectares of green areas and of public gardens. The vast littoral Rebated joint is composed of nine beaches which s' extend side by side on 4,5 km length, between the rock of the course Saint Martin and the dam which marks entry of estuary of  Adour.

A sporting city, sports activities, been useful by many equipment (stages, golf, halls sports, riding school, marina, swimming pool, skating rink, tennis) and intense community life.

The wave of the thalasso is introduced in Anglet, at the XIX century, with the creation of the first baths. Today, baths of invigorating algae, showers, kinesitherapy in water, techniques based on the benefits of the marine climate and sea water became more sophisticated to reload in invaluable trace elements, the organizations demanding customers in the center of Atlanthal thalassotherapy.

A cultural diversity Exposures contemporary art which makes it possible to discover all the tendencies of art of the XXe century, the concerts for music lovers in Saint-Leon church, theatre companies, choral societies, the whole of musicians, many estival animations,  with the crossroads of two cultures, of Gascogne and the Pays Basque.