Villa Kaioa in Bidart and Parcours Sensations in Ilbarritz have joined forces to offer you all inclusive golfing holidays.

Make the most of your stay in Villa Kaioa to acquire some basic golf techniques or to improve your swing and your handicap.  Several different formulas are available, adapted to your level and objectives. Lessons lasting 2 hours or 3hr 30, according to the formula chosen, every day for 5 days, for adults or with your children.

After your golf lessons, you can relax at the Villa, explore the region, go hiking or why not .. test out your newly acquired skills on one of the 12 golf courses in the region.  With the Biarritz Golf Pass you will have access to a different golf course every day.

Don’t forget to book your golf lessons when you reserve your stay at Villa Kaioa.
Villa Kaioa also offers Thalasso, sea-water, spa holidays and Basque Culture holidays.

The Makilas Eiffage 2009 - 24th edition - takes place from the 18th to the 23rd of may 2009.

This tournament, for amateurs, ladies and gentlemen, 1st and 2nd categories, happens in two times : double program on 18th and 19th may; single program on 20th, 21st et 22nd may.

5 days to be confronted on the most beautiful links of the area : golfs of Chantaco and la Nivelle in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Golf ok Chiberta in Anglet,  Golf du Phare in Biarritz, golfs of Arcangues and Hossegor and the Makila Golf Club in Bassussary.

5 days of entertainment : welcome cocktails, dinners, price-giving, welcome gifts… for the competitors and for persons accompanying.

Villa Kaioa in Bidart is the best place to get easily to the places of the tournament , as well as a wonderful place to relax. Villa Kaioa is for 6 persons, competitors and persons accompanying.

Registration deadline (according to availability) on saturday 16th may 2009.

www.lesmakilas.com

The façades of buildings illuminated by the projection of giant images, scenes, light shows… The magic of light will, once again, brighten our Biarritz evenings, from 20th December 2008 to 3rd January 2009.

On Saturday 20th December at 6pm, the town will be set aglow with a light show that will simultaneously switch on at all the remarkable sites in the town.  Followed by a firework show at Basta at 8pm!

Every evening from 20th December to 3rd January from 6pm to midnight: projection of giant images, architectural illuminations, fairy-like light and sound shows, temporary installations. (Place Clémenceau, Place Bellevue, Esplanade du Casino, Gare du Midi, les Halles and Javalquinto.)

It’s an easy bet that the occupants of Villa Kaoia will rejoice in the lights of Biarritz, seen in the distance!

Source : www.biarritzshabilledelumiere.com

The 22nd International Festival of Audiovisual Prorams takes place from 20th  to 25th January 2009.

During 5 days, Biarritz lives at television rythm. Dramas,series and serials, creative documentaries, reportages and current affairs, performing arts, short programs, the festival seeks to highlight the finest in production.

Open to people, the festival offers five days of ideal television : clear and thoughtful, independent, exacting, sensitive and insightful about the modern world, selected from the past year’s international productions.

Deadline for submission approaches, we should know very soon the selections.

For more information : www.fipa.m.fr

The 13th International Festival of Young Cinematographers takes place in Saint-Jean-de-Luz from 7th October to 11th October 2008.

This festival is the showcase for feature films: first or second fiction films by young film directors.  Short films have also been included in the competition since 2007.

This year, we will have the opportunity to see 10 feature length films and 11 shorts made by directors from France and further afield: Quebec, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, Italy as well as co-productions from France/USA, Austria/France, France/ Tunisia, France/ Belgium.

Without forgetting the evening entertainment!

The festival will pay homage to Patrice Lecomte on the evening of Friday 10th at 8pm at the Jaï Alaï.  His first short and first feature length films will be shown and some of his friends will come along to show their friendship.

As all good things must come to an end, the festival finishes on Saturday night with a closing ceremony and Antoine de Caunes’ film: “Coluche, l’histoire d’un mec”.

You can find the full programme on www.fijr-sj.com