Tower of Bordagain
Tower of Bordagain is a lighthouse in Ciboure, Arrondissement of Bayonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tower of Bordagain is situated nearby to the church Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer, as well as near Église Notre-Dame de Bordagain.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: watchtower attached to the church of Our Lady of Bordagain, in Ziburu, Lapurdi
- Also known as: “Tour Chappe” and “tower of Bordagain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Notre-Dame de Bordagain and Villa Leihorra.
Église Notre-Dame de Bordagain
Church
Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Bordagain is a church.
Villa Leihorra
Historic building
Photo: Xabier Cañas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villa Leihorra is a historic building, which is situated 460 metres north of Tower of Bordagain.
Maison de Maurice Ravel (Ciboure)
Historic building
Photo: Dvillafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maison de Maurice Ravel (Ciboure) is a historic building, which is situated 630 metres east of Tower of Bordagain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Urrugne.
Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Photo: Shaundd, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean-de-Luz & Ciboure are small towns at the mouth of the River Nivelle, near the border with Spain. St Jean, the larger, is east of the river and straight in front of the railway station, while Ciboure is a village some 500 m west across the river bridge - for practical purposes they're a single community.
Urrugne
Village
Photo: Harrieta171, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urrugne is a village and a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. It is part of the traditional Basque province of Labourd. Urrugne is situated 3 km southwest of Tower of Bordagain.
Ascain
Village
Tower of Bordagain
- Categories: tower, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ciboure, Arrondissement of Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.38369° or 43° 23′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.67516° or 1° 40′ 31″ westOpen location code
8CMW98MF+FWOpenStreetMap ID
way 72602613OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q25476984
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Tower of Bordagain” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bordagain dorrea”
- Basque: “Bordagaineko dorrea”
- French: “tour Bordagain”
- French: “Tour Bordagain”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer and Jardin Public Antoine Madeleine.
Nearby Places
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