Guided tour of the remains of Hendaye Fort

Name: Visita guiada de los restos del fuerte de Hendaya
Start: 2023-09-16T10:30:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Esplanade des Halles Gaztelu

After a model presentation of the military structure, take part in a walk on the remains, then enjoy geopolitical explanations on the construction and the garrison. The...

16 i 17 septiembre 2023Passed

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After a model presentation of the military structure, take part in a walk on the remains, then enjoy geopolitical explanations on the construction and the garrison. Demonstrations of the know-how used for the construction, performed on the bass battery, will be presented.

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine vivant

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Conditions de participation

Gratuit, Sur inscription

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Esplanade des Halles Gaztelu

Rue du Vieux Fort, 64700 Hendaye

Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The fort built by Louis XIV, from the fenced defensive tower designed by the engineer Poupard, was much more modest than the one imagined by the king’s engineer Jacques Alleaume when he came to Hendaye in August 1618\. Nevertheless, this fortress is part of the grand design of Louis XIV, both for him and his people. The city of Fontarabie is impressed and the Hendayais find relative peace. By the geopolitical explanations concerning this land of confines that is Hendaye, the period clothes and demonstrations relating to the construction of the fort, the visit of the remains proposed by Agora-Txingudi, allow a scenario and better understand the usefulness of this fortress.