Château d'Abbadie

Hendaye, France

Château d'Abbadie is a château in Hendaye. Built between 1864 and 1879, it was designed in the neo-Gothic style by E. Viollet-le-Duc and incorporated many enigmatic features characteristic of its owner, the explorer Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie.

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Founded: 1864-1879
Category: Palaces, manors and town halls in France

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Miguel Alvarez (4 months ago)
Beautiful experience, to know more about the genius of Abbadie and all his contributions to science and culture
Florian Bobier-Boisvert (5 months ago)
The site is wonderful and beautiful, clearly a lot of history has gone on here and the owners had a love for life. We got forced into a guided tour that we did not expect. Some online sources still say you can do a visit without a guide but this seems it is no longer possible. The presenter rushed from one room to another giving us no time to take photos or soak in the beauty of the place. Note, if you pay to go inside you also need to pay to go outside, go figure... Not worth the detour for us.
Ecaterina Verbițcaia (7 months ago)
Lovely place with amazing view! Unfortunately could get in the castle as the last tour was at 16:45, but will definitely do it the next time ?
Christopher Acarregui (7 months ago)
Great time at the Chateau. Really a very nice history. The tour was in French and Spanish but we received a written English presentation, so that was helpful. Beautiful interior. We were amazed at the detail. The walls looked like they were wall papered but they had all been painted. Amazing detail.
Akhil Garg (11 months ago)
Chateau dAbbadie is a really nice. The entry ticket is 10.50 Euro without guide and you can visit inside after 3:30 PM. Place opens at 14:00 but first allow people with guided tour which cost 11.90 euros. There are facility of toilets and you can also visit around the castle. It’s really beautiful and nice. Worth to visit in Hendaye.
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