Surf: Better known for golfing and dining-out, Ilbarritz also hosts a couple of beaches that can produce good waves even though the reefs don’t look very appealing. On a dropping tide, the scattered rocks can help start off a corner to ride, but more often than not it is ill-defined and a mushy closeout. Environment: There are heaps of rocks to look out for. Site of big music festival in summer '11 and backed by golf course that got caught polluting the local watershed.