Château Haltya

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Le château en bref

Château Haltya overlooks the Guadeloupe district of Ustaritz, at the end of a park planted along the ridge that separates Hiribéhère from Hérauritz. Built in 1874 at the initiative of Sauveur Halty, a Basque who had worked in America, it belongs to the commune's series of so-called "American houses". Its neo-Renaissance silhouette contrasts with the traditional Labourdin dwelling. On the Hérauritz side, a monumental gate opens onto an avenue of centuries-old oak trees. Dr Souberbielle, mayor of Ustaritz from 1910 to 1939, lived here. The château briefly operated as a hotel-restaurant in the 2000s, and it now hosts exhibitions, concerts, shows and tours during the Journées du patrimoine (Heritage Days).