Eglise Alexandre Newsky

Impressive Russian Orthodox Church

Eglise St, Alexandre Nevsky is an impressive Russian Orthodox Church. It was opened in 1870 by the Russian aristocrats who traveled to Biarritz to escape the brutal Russian winters. Very attractive ...

Impressive Russian Orthodox Church

Eglise St, Alexandre Nevsky is an impressive Russian Orthodox Church. It was opened in 1870 by the Russian aristocrats who traveled to Biarritz to escape the brutal Russian winters. Very attractive ...

Only outside

We tried to visit it but unfortunately there was a service. Visits only in the afternoon, starting 15.30 onwards. The outside is beautiful.

Only outside

We tried to visit it but unfortunately there was a service. Visits only in the afternoon, starting 15.30 onwards. The outside is beautiful.

A touch of Russia

Like many sites in Biarritz, this small Russian Orthodox Church doesn’t open until 3 in the afternoon, so most people pop in here after a day at the beach. There’s the usual iconostasis and elaborate ...