Abbadia, le Château-Observatoire

Located north of Hendaye on the Basque corniche, a park designed by landscape architect Eugène Buhler that ends at the cliffs and the ocean, a residence conceived as a scientific laboratory: here is Abbadia, the Château-Observatoire, built between 1864 and 1884 for Antoine d'Abbadie, ethnologist, astronomer, great traveler and ardent defender of Basque culture.

The master builder was Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, an architect whose work here is one of his rarest creations.

The neo-Gothic Abbadia, le Château Observatoire, reflects the orientalist passion of its owner.

Opening periods

Opening periods
  • From 23 January 2024 To 31 December 2024

Prices

Rate Price for large families :
  • 32,00 €.
  • (2 adultes + 2/3 enfants)
Rate Child rate :
  • 5,90 €.
  • (6 à 13 ans)
Payment method:
  • Payment cards
  • Chèques Vacances
  • Cash
  • Cheques and postal orders
  • Bank transfers.

Useful information

Access :
  • Accès : - Route (nationale/départ.) Route de la Corniche : 0Km
    - Transport en commun Txik Txak lignes 31 et 35 : 1Km
Groups welcome :
  • Yes
Audio guide :
  • French
  • English
  • Basque
  • Spanish
  • German
  • Italian
  • Dutch
  • Japanese
  • Portuguese
  • Chinese
Individual visits - average duration of the visit :
  • Individual visits - average duration of the visit : 50
Group visits - average length of visit :
  • Group visits - average length of visit : 50
Visitation languages :
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Basque
  • English
Classification of the park and garden :
  • Protected parks and gardens under the Historic Monuments programme
Type of park and garden :
  • Park
Information on visits :
  • Information on visits : Audioguide disponible sur l'application Wivisites
Language (s) practiced :
  • French
  • English
  • Basque
  • Spanish
Link (s) to Virtual Tour :
QR Code :
  • QR Code : CDT64-tfinal-QR-Code.png
Accepted animals :
  • No
Conditions of visit :
  • Unaccompanied tours
  • Guided tours
Languages info boards and AV :
  • French
  • Basque
  • English
  • Spanish
Tourism & Disability Label :
  • Hearing handicap
  • Mental handicap
  • Motor handicap
  • Sight handicap
Location :
  • Accessible on foot from the tourist office
  • Outskirts of town
  • By the seaside
Museum theme :
  • Decorative arts
  • History
  • Literature
  • Fine arts
  • Anthropology
  • Sciences and techniques
Classification of the site / monument :
  • Registered monuments and sites
  • Registered and listed sites
Type of heritage :
  • Historic site and monument
Theme of the interpretation center :
  • Popular arts and traditions
Type of site / monument :
  • Château
On-site activities :
  • Workshop for children
  • Seminars
  • Conferences
  • Temporary exhibitions
  • Specific themed events

Customers' opinion

Route de la Corniche 64700 HENDAYE

Phone : +33 5 59 20 04 51