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Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the southwest the current département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques . The capitals of Béarn were Beneharnum , Morlaàs , Orthez , then Pau .Béarn is bordered by Basque provinces Soule and Lower Navarre to the west, by Gascony to the north, by Bigorre to the east, and by Spain to the south. Today, the mainstays of the Béarn area are the petroleum industry, the aeros...
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Castle Attractions In Bearn

  • 1. Chateau Moncade Orthez
    The Château Moncade is a ruined castle in the commune of Orthez in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France. Construction of the castle was started in 1242 by the Gaston VII, Viscount of Béarn . In the 14th century, Gaston Phébus, Count of Foix, altered it between 1368 and 1375. The castle was broken up and the curtain wall was demolished in the 18th century. The only remains are the keep , the moats and remnants of the curtain wall. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
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  • 2. Chateau de Laas Laas
    Château-Renard is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
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  • 3. Chateau de Montaner Montaner
    The Château de Montaner is a castle in the commune of Montaner in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of southern France.A castle was built on a motte in the 11th century by the Viscounts of Montaner. It was reconstructed in 1375 by Sicard de Lordat on the orders of Gaston Fébus to protect the frontiers of Béarn with Bigorre and Armagnac. The architect, Sicard de Lordat, was also responsible for the Château de Pau and the Château de Morlanne and is noted for utilising brick in his constructions, its advantages being comparative cheapness and speed.It includes a vast polygonal enceinte with 20 sections supported by buttresses with two gateways and a 36 metre high square keep, accessed by a swing bridge. Above the door to the keep is the majestic coat of arms of Foix-Béarn, itself ...
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  • 4. Chateau de Morlanne Morlanne
    The Château de Morlanne is a restored castle in the commune of Morlanne in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France.This imposing brick fortress, forming a polygonal enceinte, is a powerful 14th century structure with gateways, a courtyard, moats and a high keep. Inside is a manor house dating from the end of the 16th century. The Château de Morlanne has been listed since 1975 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture and is open to visitors.
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  • 6. Chateau de Bellocq Bellocq
    The ruins of the Château de Bellocq are in the commune of Bellocq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France.This Béarnaise fortress from the end of the 13th century consists of an irregular quadrilateral reinforced by seven towers, linked to the fortified house built in 1281. It was remodelled during the 14th century. The castle was burned down by Louis XIII in 1620 to prevent it being used by Protestants.
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  • 7. Chateau de Castelnaud Castelnaud La Chapelle
    The Château de Castelnaud is a medieval fortress in the commune of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, overlooking the Dordogne River in Périgord, southern France. It was erected to face its rival, the Château de Beynac.
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  • 8. Chateau d'Abbadie Hendaye
    The Château d'Abbadia, also Château d'Abbadie, is a château in Hendaye, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Built between 1864 and 1879, it was designed in the neo-Gothic style by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc and incorporated many enigmatic features characteristic of its owner, the explorer Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, after whom it is named.
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  • 9. Chateau des Milandes Castelnaud La Chapelle
    The Château des Milandes is a manor house in the commune of Castelnaud-la-Chapelle in the Dordogne département of France. Built by Francois de Caumont around 1489, it was, until 1535, the main house of the lords of Caumont, who preferred to live in this manor house instead of the large, uncomfortable medieval castle of Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle. In 1940, the entertainer Josephine Baker rented the château and then bought it in 1947.It has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1986.
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  • 10. Chateau de Beynac Beynac Et Cazenac
    The Château de Beynac is a castle situated in the commune of Beynac-et-Cazenac, in the Dordogne département of France. The castle is one of the best-preserved and best known in the region. This Middle Ages construction, with its austere appearance, is perched on top of a limestone cliff, dominating the town and the north bank of the Dordogne River.
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