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Socoa Fort and Port

Socoa Fort and Port

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Socoa Fort and Port

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Location: Ciboure, Bayonne, New Aquitaine, France

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1. Saint Jean de Luz – Hendaye Beach loop from Aguilera

60.2km

03:54

750m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Hendaye Beach – Saint Jean de Luz loop from Hendaye

45.7km

02:54

450m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Saint Jean de Luz – La Corniche Basque Cliffs loop from Inhintzia

69.5km

04:22

730m

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🕊️ 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒓

May 13, 2019

The large bay with the port of St-Jean-de-Luz is now protected from the Atlantic waves by a cliff and island jutting out, and three reinforced wave-breaking dikes. Socoa and its tiny port in the heart of the world, but still very much in the middle of the conflict.
In the nineteenth century, the dikes, often destroyed, were rebuilt to ensure the safety of the port and the city. The voyages of Napoleon III in the region then the infatuation with the good society for the Basque Coast came out at that time, with the arrival of the railway, on a great tourist boom. Following the construction of its three dikes (Socoa, Artha, and Sainte-Barbe), Saint-Jean-de-Luz was no longer systematically invaded by the waters during the great storms, as had often been the previously (in 1749, a terrible storm ravaged the port, 200 houses were razed and more than half of the population had to leave the city). Breaking off the big rollers from the ocean, these dykes helped to make Saint-Jean-de-Luz a popular holiday resort for families right from the beginning of the development of the sea baths. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-de-Luz

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Oliver🌍

January 1, 2021

In good weather you can enjoy great views here

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Les Roues de Lilou

December 21, 2022

Socoa breakwater to observe the view of the bay and the fort

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Location: Ciboure, Bayonne, New Aquitaine, France

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Promenade piétonne de Saint-Jean-de-Luz

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Plage de Lafitenia

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Point de vue sur la golfe de Gascogne

View of Archilua Cross

Saint-Jean-de-Luz Town Center

Sentier du Littoral

Socoa Fort and Port

1. Saint Jean de Luz – Hendaye Beach loop from Aguilera

2. Hendaye Beach – Saint Jean de Luz loop from Hendaye

3. Saint Jean de Luz – La Corniche Basque Cliffs loop from Inhintzia

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