Suitable for all

Feel like discovering a coastal town with a rich history going back centuries?

Come and explore the heritage of the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, by yourself, with your family or with friends!

At the CIAP Les Récollets

The exhibition pathway of the CIAP Les Récollets allows you to discover the history and heritage of the bay of Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure in an 17th century convent called the Récollets Convent.

You can choose to visit independently or accompanied by the CIAP Les Récollets tourist guides.

  • If you visit independently, you can use interactive and playful devices to discover the site and the heritage of the bay.
  • If you go on a guided tour called “Récollets Convent – History and Restoration”, you will find out, via the CIAP Les Récollets, about four centuries of heritage. This tour includes the chapel and the old convent buildings, and allows you to retrace the steps of the monks, the customs officers and other people who have played a significant role on this site.
  • There are also artistic exhibition pathways which feature actors, musicians and storytellers alongside our tourist guides, and use the old convent as the staging area: you will learn about the heritage and the architecture in a quirky way.

  ARC&SITES architectes 2023 - Photo credits: Komcébo

In town

At the sites and monuments around Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure, there are various types of visits on offer that allow you to discover the richness of the heritage and architecture of the bay.

  • The guided tours allow you to walk around Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure while exploring a particular period, a type of monument, a particular district or landscape.
  • The heritage breaks allow you to have a quick visit (30 minutes) during your lunch break, which will focus on one heritage element or site in Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure.
  • The artistic exhibition pathways enable you to look at heritage through different eyes, thanks to the actors, musicians and storytellers performing alongside our tourist guides.
Photo credits: Komcébo

Gatherings

View the Gatherings’ schedule, which includes workshops, visits, artistic exhibition pathways and other events suitable for everyone!

Download the schedule. (pdf - 3Mo) 

Click here to register for our gatherings Go to the Ticket Office

Practical information