Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya A journey through time near Biarritz

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  • Biarritz Pays Basque by Instinct
  • Sites et Musées en Pays Basque
  • Not accessible to people with reduced mobility
  • Monument Historique

Location : In the countryside

Province : Basse Navarre

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  • Bank cards accepted
  • Basque spoken
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  • English spoken
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  • Parking
  • Snack
  • Spanish spoken
  • English

    • The Isturitz and Oxocelhaya Caves Museum offers an immersive experience in the prehistoric richness of this major Basque Country site. Through reproductions, explanatory panels, and educational materials, it retraces the lives of the people who inhabited the caves several millennia ago. Most of the original artifacts discovered during the excavations are now housed at the National Archaeology Museum in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, but the site museum allows visitors to fully appreciate their scientific and cultural significance, complementing the cave tour.

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Traveller Reviews Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya

4.6 sur 5 2015 reviews

  • Elisaaa

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Elisaaa on 19/02/2026

    A very interesting guide that avoids the overly technical aspects of the subject; the caves are very beautiful.

  • Nickyta Barreau

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Nickyta Barreau on 04/12/2025

  • Patrick Lafond

    5 sur 5 Reviews posted by Patrick Lafond on 11/11/2025

    A very interesting visit, magnificent chambers with beautiful concretions, a very interesting guide who answered all your questions, filling in millennia of history of these caves, and you will leave with beautiful memories, knowledge and unforgettable memories.

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Traveller Reviews Caves of Isturitz and Oxocelhaya

4.4 sur 5 490 reviews

  • "Not a good translation."

    3 / 5 Reviews posted by bmbleeker (Soest, The Netherlands) on 11/07/2023

    The cave itself was fantastic. We got lucky that we had such a small group. We are a family of 4, another family of 3, & a couple. Only one group was french yet the entire tour was in french. The...

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  • "Beautiful. Well worth the drive."

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by Excursion775227 (Stockholm, Sweden) on 01/05/2019

    We were staying over near Sare but drove over here as we heard it has many stalagmites etc than the Grottes de Sare. Inside it really is quite spectacular, and really varied. Fascinating to imagine...

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  • "Fascinating and jaw dropping"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by MongerNick (Gremberghoven, Germany) on 21/07/2017

    We chose to pay a visit to the caves as the weather had turned bad and it was too cold for the beach. We were so glad for the change in weather, as otherwise we would have missed this amazing tour...

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Quartier, Hiribehere
64640 Saint-Martin-d'Arberoue

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Phone : 05 59 29 64 72

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43° 21'14.87"N, 1° 12'1.85"W

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