Delord room

Delord room

 

This room was first opened in October 1973 before being renewed in 1992.

 

The setting is reminiscent of the inside of a boat and the display windows show navigational instruments and charts.

Cetacean gallery

Cetacean gallery

 

Skeletons and reconstructed models of cetaceans will delight all who are fascinated by whales, killer whales and dolphins.

 

Admire the whalebone, or baleen plates, the dolphin fins, the skull of a blue whale and its impressive jaws !

Folin room

Folin room

 

The temporary exhibition room is to the left when you arrive on the 1st level.

The Biarritz Aquarium is 80 years old

The Biarritz Aquarium is 80 years old

 

The Aquarium is 80 years old and yet he has not aged a bit !

 

At the end of the 19th century, the Marquis de Folin, captain of the port of Bayonne, wanted to create in Biarritz one of the first french centres of oceanography.

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The Aquarium’s majestic eagle rays

The Aquarium's majestic eagle rays

 

The evocative name alone gives you an idea of the elegance and majestic appearance of these new residents at the Biarritz Aquarium ! The eagle rays (Myliobatis aquila) were brought from Valencia (Spain) by our aquarium managers and were first placed in the quarantine area so that they could receive the treatments necessary to their acclimatisation (and to give them a few tips on how to smile at the visitors !).

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The Biarritz Aquarium has got bigger

The Biarritz Aquarium has got bigger

 

The Biarritz Aquarium has been modernised.

 

The surface area has doubled (from 3,500 m2 to 7,000 m2) and the circuit has been revamped. It now belongs to the family of large european aquariums.

 

You will still be able to admire the famous octopus, lobsters, plaice, cuckoo…

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