Aquarium de Biarritz
Aquarium de Biarritz / Musée de la Mer
An aquarium in an Art Deco-style building beside the Rocher de la Vierge, showing marine life from the Bay of Biscay to the Caribbean, with a seal pool.
The aquarium was built in 1933 as the Musée de la Mer. It was renovated in 2011 and displays fish, sharks and sea turtles from the Bay of Biscay, the Basque coast, and the Indian Ocean and Caribbean. At the top is an open-air seal pool, where feeding takes place at set times each day. From the terrace you can see the Rocher de la Vierge and the old harbour. Tickets cost about €20. Queues are long on summer afternoons, so it's best to go early or buy tickets online.
Opening hours
About 09:30–19:00 (extended in summer)
Nearby sights
- Port des Pêcheurs
- Rocher de la Vierge
- Les Halles de Biarritz
- Plage de la Côte des Basques
- Grande Plage de Biarritz
- Hôtel du Palais
- Chapelle Impériale
- Russian Orthodox Church of Biarritz