The north of the commune, five kilometres from the centre and one from Guéthary. Coves below the cliffs, the Lafitenia break, a coastal path on the old tramway line — we guide buyers and sellers here.
Acotz — Akotz in Basque — occupies the north-west of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, five kilometres from the centre and only one from that of Guéthary. Avenue André Ithurralde runs through it, and Guéthary station is minutes away. The shoreline breaks into successive coves beneath the cliffs: Lafitenia, Senix, Mayarco, Erromardie. A footpath and cycle track reach Guéthary, partly following the route of the 1924 tramway. This is another Saint-Jean-de-Luz: wilder, more spread out, turned towards the ocean rather than the bay.
Detached houses on generous plots, contemporary villas and older stock reworked. Density is low and plots bear no comparison with the centre — the sector's main argument.
Each beach has its character. Lafitenia is a break for experienced surfers; Mayarco, four hundred metres of sand and shingle beneath the cliff, keeps a wild and intimate feel; Senix and Erromardie close the sequence to the south. Distance to one or the other changes a property's use entirely.
This is the best-connected part of the commune: the D810 crosses it, Guéthary station is a step away, and the coastal cycle path reaches the centre without a car. Rare for so unspoilt a sector.
Families and surfers who want land and the ocean without the density of the centre. Luziens looking for space without leaving the commune. And buyers aiming at Guéthary who discover that Acotz is minutes away.
Running north to south come Lafitenia, Senix, Mayarco and then Erromardie, which forms the transition to the denser urban fabric of the town proper. The coastal path and cycle track run towards Guéthary along the route of the 1924 tramway. We work here by distance to the cove and by plot size: the two variables that make all the difference between neighbouring addresses.
You take the path down to Lafitenia, board under your arm, and climb back for dinner without touching the car.
Precise location, orientation, volume, garden, timing. The gap between two addresses often lies in what no listing mentions.
We draw on our network of owners, notaires and introducers. A significant share of transactions here is settled without ever being advertised.
We visit, check true orientation, structural condition, easements and extension potential. You travel only for what deserves it.
Through to completion. And if you are selling, we build the valuation on your property's own characteristics — never on a neighbourhood average.
Because no prestige property comes down to an average. Two neighbouring houses on plots of identical size are not worth the same if one faces south and the other sits in shade. We assess exact location, orientation, plot, features and scarcity — a bespoke valuation, never a price grid.
Space, and direct access to the coves. Plots here bear no comparison with those in the centre, the shoreline breaks into successive beaches beneath the cliffs, and Guéthary is a kilometre away. This is another Saint-Jean-de-Luz, wilder and more spread out.
The two adjoin, a kilometre apart. Guéthary offers a formed village and a more sought-after address; Acotz, more land and more direct access to the coves. We show you both, because the price difference does not always match a difference in use.
Largely, and it is one of the pleasures of the area. The coastal cycle path leads to Guéthary and the coves, the station is minutes away, and the shore is within walking distance of most addresses. Many owners spend the summer here without taking the car out.
Agreed in advance and transparent. For a search mandate they fall due only on acquisition. The detail is set out at our first meeting.
One call is enough to frame your project in Acotz or Lafitenia, whether buying or selling. We reply personally within 48 hours, in complete confidence.
07 86 71 33 13Acotz is one of the addresses we work in. We cover many others across the Pays Basque, and we hold a certain idea of what this profession should be, better told elsewhere than on this page.
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