The Planet of Chocolate

A visit to the Museum allow us to get our fill of knowledge, encourages us to travel, to discover another world that we are not used to seeing ... The Museum is a special place that cultivates our spirit and even sometimes, the body ... Biarritz is proud to present you its Planet of Chocolate inspiring its history as well as its traditions ...

For many ancient Biarrots, chocolate shows wealth and fertility. In the 17th century, Jewish brotherhoods that escaped persecution found refuge in the Basque Country. It is in these lands that this martyred people has developed the recipe for making chocolate.

As a result of all this, the Basque Country has build a reputation in no time at all in the field of chocolate creation, which, during its launch, was very popular. The community began to design a product that is strongly present and deep in the mouth.

For the Basque Country, especially Biarritz, chocolate is a nice bouquet of taste that has long capsized the whole regions, but it also marks a culture, an epic and a consumption.It is especially to this world that is destined the Planet of Chocolate of Biarritz. It is an invitation to discover cocoa, its roots and its evolution in chocolate. In order to bring happiness to visitors, the site suggests you to complete your tours through the shop that spreads good ingenious chocolates full of originality example of Espelette pepper chocolate.

You will be surprised to discover the process of a chocolate in Biarritz. Also known as the "brown gold", the Museum will make you visit an unexpected and spectacular collection, including the sculpture gallery of chocolates, unique in this world! Of course, a tasting during the visit will be offered at the Planet of Chocolate ! The place is located at 14 avenue Beaurivage 64200 Biarritz.