VéloSud from Biarritz to Lourdes by Bike

Day 1: Arrival in Biarritz
Arrive at your hotel in Biarritz with its magnificent ocean beaches, world-class surfing, and vibrant restaurant scene.

Day 2: Biarritz – Urt (31 km; +150 m)
Ride along the Atlantic cliffs and beaches of Anglet. The Adour guides you to Bayonne with its Vauban ramparts and Sainte-Marie Cathedral. Continue to the small river port of Urt.

Day 3: Urt – Salies-de-Béarn (47 km; +265 m)
Follow the Adour and Bidouze rivers through Pyrenean foothills. Pass the Château de Gramont in Bidache. End in Salies-de-Béarn, a charming spa town with healing salt springs.

Day 4: Salies-de-Béarn – Orthez (37 km; +525 m)
Detour to Sauveterre-de-Béarn, one of France's most beautiful villages, with its Pont de la Légende. Continue to Orthez, former capital of Béarn, with its fourteenth-century Pont Vieux.

Day 5: Orthez – Pau (55 km; +230 m)
A peaceful ride along the Gave de Pau to the regional capital. Pau is renowned for its castle and the Boulevard des Pyrénées with spectacular mountain views.

Day 6: Pau – Lourdes (50 km; +535 m)
Ride through the bastide village of Nay, visit the Sanctuary of Bétharram and the Bétharram Caves. Follow the Gave de Pau to Lourdes and its world-famous Sanctuary.

Day 7: Departure
Departure after breakfast.