Castles in the Atlantic Pyrenees

Château
64122 Urrugne

Urtubia Castle, built in the 14th, 16th and 18th centuries in Urrugne, New Aquitaine, is a historical monument combining medieval architecture and classical amenities, a witness to border conflicts and Basque family alliances.

Château de plaisance
64210 Bidart

The castle of Ilbarritz, built between 1895 and 1897 in Bidart (New Aquitaine), is an eclectic modern castle designed to house a monumental organ, surrounded by a park today partially disappeared.

Château fort
64460 Montaner

Montaner Castle, built at the end of the 14th century by Gaston Fébus, is a bearnaise brick fortress overlooking the Adour Valley, located in Montaner, New Aquitaine, famous for its 40-metre dungeon and its turbulent medieval history.

Château
64300 Biron

The castle of Brassalay, built in the 16th century, is a historical monument located in Biron, New Aquitaine, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Château
64470 Trois-Villes

The Château d'Eliçabéa, a 17th century classical building in Trois-Villes (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), was built for Jean-Armand du Peyrer, famous captain of the Musketeers of Louis XIII, according to plans attributed to François Mansart.

Château de style néo-Renaissance
64200 Biarritz

Château Boulard, an ancient eclectic villa of the last quarter of the 19th century, dominates Biarritz at 63 meters above sea level. A masterpiece by architect Joseph Louis Duc, it combines Renaissance and Mediterranean influences around a central patio decorated with Italian marbles and mosaics.

Château de style Renaissance
64130 Mauléon-Licharre

Maÿtie Castle, built in Mauléon-Licharre at the end of the 16th and 17th centuries, is a Renaissance jewel of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, classified as a historical monument for its facades and unique naval structure.

Château fort
64390 Sauveterre-de-Béarn

The Château de Montréal, in Sauveterre-de-Béarn, is a 14th century medieval vestige located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. This historic monument, classified in 1886, bears witness to the strategic importance of the city in defending the Béarn against Navarre and Gascogne, under the impulse of the Viscounts of Béarn such as Gaston VII and Gaston Fébus.