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Ciboure


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Ciboure (Basque: Ziburu) is a commune of France, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, across the harbour from Saint-Jean-de-Luz.
Ciboure is located at about 10 min from the Spanish border and at about 20 min from the Biarritz Airport operated by Ryanair.
It’s a sea resort on the Atlantic Ocean sea side and in direct proximity of the last foothills of Pyrenean chain. Nested in the hollow of St Jean de Luz's bay, Ciboure is famous for its sandy beaches, the sweetness of its climate and its protected authenticity. Ciboure has a medieval background and old World charm dating back to the 13th & 14th centuries with a lot of historic monuments around the town, which includes the Church of Saint Vincent (built in the 16th century and the only church with a hexagonal tower in this part of France and where Maurice Ravel the composer was christened), the 17th century Fort of Socoa, the 14th century Tower of Bordagain, the Convent & Cloisters of Recollets and much later (1926) the Villa Leihorra built by the famous French architect Joseph Hiriart, which was classed as an historical monument in 1995.
Moving forward in time from the middle ages, Ciboure has a famous Son, Maurice Ravel the composer was born in Ciboure on March 7th 1875 to a Basque Mother and Swiss father.