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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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‘I had the beach entirely to myself’: four gorgeous places in France off the tourist trail

Boats hauled onto the beach in Guethary in the far south-west of France
Guéthary in the far south-west of France, near the Pyrenees, is on the peaceful coast between Biarritz and Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Photograph: Alamy

Guéthary, Basque coast

Between the glamour of Biarritz and the tuna boats and half-timbered houses of Saint-Jean-de-Luz lies a surprisingly peaceful stretch of the French Basque coast, with relatively few tourists even in high summer.

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