In which quarter house in Anglet?

Did you plan to visit the Pyrenees-Atlantic, the Basque Country, the Bearn? To organize your stay, here are the areas where to stay in Anglet!

9 kilometers north to south bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and bordering with Bayonne and Biarritz, Anglet is a very extensive commune of only 38,663 inhabitants in the department of the Pyrenees-Atlantiques (64). Anglet was occupied from the middle Paleolithic (-100 000 to -35 000 years), which was included in a Roman territory, and was founded in the Middle Ages, towards the Brindos district, which was mentioned in 1083.

Often in the shadow of his rivals Bayonne and Biarritz, Anglet is unknown to the general public, except for sportsmen. Anglet is indeed a city where many sporting disciplines have their municipal representation: aïkido, basketball, horse riding, football, golf, ice hockey, art skating, Basque ball, rugby, surfing...

Between sports, historical and cultural heritage and the eleven beaches of Anglet, you will not be able to get bored by coming to Anglet. But exactly where do you book a place to sleep in Anglet? Here is our mini-tour of the city’s neighborhoods.

Towards the Pignada Forest

It is important to know that 10% of the territory of the city of Anglet is covered with pines and it is partly thanks to the Pignada Forest a large green lung north of the city, on the banks of the Adour. By staying in this area, you can live or rent an apartment where to sleep in Anglet in the middle of a soothing pine forest, between beach and greenery to feel like in the countryside.

There are many hotels to sleep, including along the boulevard des beaches, west of the forest.

Blancpignon

Blancpignon is the area between the Adour and the Pignada Forest. It is a former working-class neighbourhood that has become urbanized and commercial, where many services are available. The avenue de l’Adour is crossed northwards to get wet in the ocean, south to go to work or stroll to Bayonne.

Why are you staying in Blancpignon? Because it is an enclave for the passing people, and also less popular than the districts of Chiberta and the beaches to the west.

The beaches of Anglet

From the northern tip of Anglet to the “frontier” with Biarritz, stretches a long cord of eleven beaches where to stay in Anglet: beach of the Barre , the beach of the Horsemen, the beach of the Dunes, beach of the Ocean , the beach of the Madrague, the beach of the Petite Madrague, the beach of the Corsaires, the beach of Marinella, the beach of the Golden Sands, the beach of the Club and the beach of the love room . Between the practice of many water sports, surf camps or surfing courses and courses , the beaches of Anglet are pleasant and appreciated by all! Be careful, in the summer they are stormed and we would believe on the Valais coast...

On the beach of the ocean and the Madrague, find the Chiberta forest another green lung of the commune, with its homonymous lake. There are also many hotels to sleep in Anglet. These large expanses offer a privileged setting to sip a good glass on a terrace along the ocean.