Stories of Biarritz

Rugged Basque countryside giving way to the hedonistic calm of an immense Atlantic coastline, and all the romance you’d expect from a history-drenched waterfront city tucked into the south-west corner of France. Roaming the grounds of the Hôtel du Palais, in an unbuttoned lace shirt, slightly suitcase-creased trousers, and a fresh pair of palazzo mules, swanning about, imagining summers in the 19th century.