Au milieu des Fougères
Chez
Caroline & Franck Rigou
At the foot of Axuria and Rhune, this estate combines history and landscape. This restored former farmhouse now welcomes travelers seeking peace and quiet, in apartments overlooking the timeless beauty of the Basque hills.
At the foot of the Axuria and Rhune mountains, it feels like stepping into a painting by Louis Floutier, where you can hear the echoes of Pierre Loti's flights of fancy or the songs of Spanish republicans who found refuge here... This old farmhouse, “ihartze artea,” has been restored with that extra touch of soul that only enthusiasts and lovers can bring, and now offers apartments and suites that can accommodate 2 to 8 people depending on their size. Wherever you look, it's like a postcard, and that's undoubtedly what makes it so peaceful. Nothing moves or will ever move in this village and these hills.
3 good reasons to go
- to have breakfast in front of this sublime fresco painted by Gaspar Montes Itturioz when he found refuge here, fleeing with others from Franco's forces in 1937, in the aftermath of the bombing of Guernica
- to feast your eyes again and again on the view of these mountains
- for the almost physical attachment that this family has forged with this estate
8 apartments and 2 suites, starting at €100
To get there by train?The Saint-Jean-de-Luz train station is connected to the TER and TGV networks (about 15 km).
Au milieu des Fougères
35 xarbo errekako bidea, 64310 Sare
Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
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