Several possibilities: sit on a terrace facing the ocean or the Pyrenees and just contemplate; or walk barefoot in the waves or on the smooth pebbles in the “nives” and the “gaves”. For more therapeutic benefits, try the wellbeing centres at the spa resorts of Cambo-les-Bains, Salies-de-Béarn, Pau and the Basque coast, or one of the five thalassotherapy centres, also on the Basque coast. The latter all offer packages for 2 or 3 days as well as the standard one-week breaks allowing you to test the revitalising benefits of seawater treatment.