Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises
Surfing as a hobby has really taken off in the UK over the past ten years and with the south-west coast of Cornwall now chock a block with kids all hoping to catch a wave the most adventurous have set their sights on beaches further afield. Biarritz had historically been the surfing capital of Europe ever since Californian author and screenwriter Peter Viertel took to the Bay of Biscay on his board during the filming of his adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises “in 1957.
With the introduction of low-cost airlines in Europe Spain’s Cantabrian coast and Portugal’s Algarve started to eclipse what remained of the French resorts Hollywood connections offering bigger waves at a more affordable price.
With the winter surfing hotspots of the Maldives and South Africa, a long and expensive flight away, the island of Lanzarote in Spain’s Canary Islands has started to become a mecca for European surfers looking to experience big waves closer to home.
With the introduction of low-cost airlines in Europe Spain’s Cantabrian coast and Portugal’s Algarve started to eclipse what remained of the French resorts Hollywood connections offering bigger waves at a more affordable price.
With the winter surfing hotspots of the Maldives and South Africa, a long and expensive flight away, the island of Lanzarote in Spain’s Canary Islands has started to become a mecca for European surfers looking to experience big waves closer to home.