Castles to visit in the Basque Country
Castles to visit in the Basque Country
4 m - Hendaye
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Hendaye is first of all the story of a river, the Bidassoa, which from the mountains of Navarre flows into the bay of Txingudi, on the shores of this sumptuous bay live together Hendaye, Irun, and Hondarribia, three towns with a maritime vocation, facing the Atlantic while nestling at the foot of Jaizikibel, one of the highest peaks on the Cantabrian coast.
Hendaye is located on the right bank of the mouth, it is a very old fishing port, and an important stopover for pilgrims to Compostela who, from the 12th century, stopped there.
1864 is an important date in the history of the development of the city, it coincides with the arrival of the Railway and the opening of the International Station of Hendaye, which will become over the years a fundamental railway hub. between France and Spain, but it is also from this date that holidaymakers will be able to flock, in 1881 the Hendaye-Plage company was also created.
Then everything will go very quickly, creation of a casino, the first cure establishment in 1899, villas and accommodations only have to surround the coast, a large seaside resort is born!
Today we can discern 3 fundamental areas, the Marina which targets high-end tourism, the beach area, and the city which corresponds to the old village and its station district, border area and above all huge traffic platform European railway.
Visit the neo-Moorish style Casino, the Saint Vincent Church and its beautiful woodwork and interior galleries, and in the surrounding area the very beautiful Abbadie castle...
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Hendaye is first of all the story of a river, the Bidassoa, which from the mountains of Navarre flows into the bay of Txingudi, on the shores of this sumptuous bay live together Hendaye, Irun, and Hondarribia, three towns with a maritime vocation, facing the Atlantic while nestling at the foot of Jaizikibel, one of the highest peaks on the Cantabrian coast.
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