https://basquecoastweddings.com https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/basque-coast-atlantic-from-the-hills.B9Xz_t4O_Z1WftIQ.jpg One coastline, two countries: the Atlantic from the hills above Biarritz. The Basque coast seen from the hills, Atlantic light over France and Spain https://basquecoastweddings.com/destinations/biarritz https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/biarritz-grande-plage-morning.v8vAGAis_ZovvUQ.jpg Grande Plage, early, before the town fills. Morning light on Biarritz Grande Plage, with Belle Époque hotels along the promenade https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/biarritz-lighthouse-dusk.VwHJVaAK_ZJl10Q.jpg The lighthouse at the end of the walk. The Biarritz lighthouse on the rocks at dusk above the Atlantic https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/wedding-venues-biarritz-cover.BxqIBvqQ_XRvLc.jpg Hill villas, a few minutes inland. A villa terrace in the hills above Biarritz with hydrangeas and a view of the sea https://basquecoastweddings.com/destinations/saint-jean-de-luz https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/saint-jean-de-luz-harbour-evening.DVQMgJ41_ZbiOoP.jpg The harbour, still working, still the centre of the town. Saint-Jean-de-Luz harbour in the evening, fishing boats and Basque timber houses https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/saint-jean-de-luz-bay-from-sainte-barbe.B5tdC_si_2npWUS.jpg From Sainte-Barbe, the bay explains the town. The sheltered bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz seen from the Sainte-Barbe headland https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/saint-jean-de-luz-old-town-houses.SyHAANlh_2v6TwU.jpg The old town is low, tiled, and walkable. Traditional red-timber Basque houses in the old town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz https://basquecoastweddings.com/destinations/san-sebastian https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/san-sebastian-concha-crescent.C392HAOC_WYq9k.jpg La Concha: the picture everyone already has, for a reason. La Concha beach in San Sebastián forming a pale crescent under morning light https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/san-sebastian-parte-vieja-evening.BNoovyD6_LcME.jpg The old town, after the beach, before dinner. A narrow street in San Sebastián’s Parte Vieja at dusk https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/san-sebastian-miramar-lawn.UKk4ZRJc_48SAD.jpg Miramar, between the two beaches. Lawns of Miramar Palace above the sea in San Sebastián https://basquecoastweddings.com/destinations/hondarribia https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/hondarribia-walled-old-town.CIvGD_c2_1tIaoo.jpg Inside the walls, the town is still a town. Cobbled street inside the walled old town of Hondarribia https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/hondarribia-marina-bidasoa.Dl5hbd5s_Z1xINFU.jpg The marina, with France on the other bank. Hondarribia marina on the Bidasoa, looking across to Hendaye in France https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/hondarribia-jaizkibel-vines.x63avVxO_2rbsqT.jpg Jaizkibel, a few minutes above the airport. Txakoli vines on the Jaizkibel hills above Hondarribia, with the Atlantic in haze https://basquecoastweddings.com/guides/marrying-on-both-sides-of-the-border https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/marrying-both-sides-border-cover.BYVDh1ic_pTSf7.jpg One destination, a river, and two sets of town-hall rules. The Bidasoa river between Hondarribia in Spain and Hendaye in France https://basquecoastweddings.com/guides/wedding-venues-biarritz https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/wedding-venues-biarritz-cover.BxqIBvqQ_XRvLc.jpg A hill villa above town: where most Biarritz weddings actually sit. Garden of a Biarritz hill villa, hydrangeas in flower before a wedding lunch https://basquecoastweddings.com/guides/what-a-basque-coast-wedding-costs https://basquecoastweddings.com/_astro/basque-coast-wedding-cost-table.BrNXgmIF_ZxXuWa.jpg The bill is the room, the kitchen, and the weekend, not a single number. Long wedding table set for dinner on a Basque coast terrace at dusk