The Biarritz Historical Museum (Musée Historique de Biarritz) is a is a great place to learn about the history of the town and the region from its days as a small fishing village to today’s trendy, cosmopolitan center. The museum has a permanent collection with treasures and everyday objects from different historic periods, starting as a fishing village, then the city of Queen Eugenie and Napoleon III, the Biarritz of the roaring twenties and the mecca of the Europe’s rich and fashionable. The museum is located in an old Anglican church, and was established in 1986 by the Friends of Old Biarritz. The whole building is part of the museum, from the porch made in honor of the English officers who died during the Napoleonic wars in 1814, with a genealogical tree of the Bonaparte on its right side. The choir holds the collection of objects related to the Second Empire, when the royal couple established its summer residence in Biarritz in Villa Eugenie. The original doors of the villa were moved to the museum after the villa burned to the ground. There is also a silk tapestry brought from the Chinese campaign in 1860, books, photos, a tea service and other objects that belonged to the Royal Prince and much more.

Eglise St Andrews, Rue Broquedis, 64200 Biarritz, France, Phone: +33-5-59-24-86-28

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