Château d'Orion, Château in the village of Orion, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
The Château d'Orion is a 17th-century manor house in the village of Orion, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. It has a sloped tile roof, stone window frames, and a courtyard, and its rooms still contain original furniture, portraits, and old clothing.
The Château d'Orion was built in the 17th century as a secular abbey and remained in the care of the Casamayor family, who also looked after the nearby church until the French Revolution. The Larrouy family later purchased the estate, having made their fortune in the Bayonne ham trade.
The Château d'Orion now operates as a guesthouse and a place for concerts, exhibitions, and seminars open to the public. The current owners see the house as a space for encounters between people from different countries and traditions.
The Château d'Orion is easiest to reach by car, and parking is available on site. It is open from spring to fall, so a visit in good weather is a good idea.
The surgeon Paul Reclus, who lived at the estate in the 19th century, was among the first doctors to use cocaine as a local anesthetic. His brother Armand Reclus was involved in building the Panama Canal, and another brother, Élisée Reclus, was a well-known geographer and anarchist.
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