Abbadia, le Château-Observatoire

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Dec 28, 2025

A site beyond your imagination!

This is Abbadia, the Château-Observatoire, an enchanting place perched on the steep cliffs of Hendaye amidst a moor, built between 1864 and 1884 by Viollet-Le-Duc for Antoine d'Abbadie, ethnologist, geographer, and scientist…