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
64200 Arcangues

Arcangues Castle, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Arcangues (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), is a neoclassical building inscribed with historical monuments, rebuilt on the bases of an ancient 17th century castle.

Château
64100 Bayonne

Château du Vigneau, a former 19th-century wine estate transformed into a country house, is located in Bayonne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). It has been listed as a historical monument since 2009 and bears witness to local architecture.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
64520 Bidache

The castle of Bidache, located in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques, is a historical vestige of the sixteenth–XIXth centuries, former seat of the sovereign principality of Bidache. Ranked a Historic Monument, it dominates the Bidouze Valley and retains Renaissance and Louis XIII elements, despite two major fires (1523, 1796).

Château fort
64370 Morlanne

Morlanne Castle, built in the 14th century in Morlanne (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), is a former castle commissioned by Gaston Fébus to defend the region against the English Gascogne.

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
64190 Audaux

The Château d'Audaux, built in the 17th century in Audaux in New Aquitaine, is an emblematic historical monument surrounded by moat and marked by a "U" architecture with an imperial roof, now owned by Apprentis d'Auteuil.

Château
64220 Bussunarits-Sarrasquette

The castle of Aphat, an old house fort of the 15th and 18th centuries, stands in Bussunarits-Sarrasquette in New Aquitaine. This body of square houses flanked by round towers bears witness to a defensive and seigneurial architecture transformed over the centuries.