History Exhibition
📅Open only 1-2 days weekly, reserve ahead
🏛️Architect studied under Notre-Dame's restorer
Step inside Empress Eugénie's purpose-built seaside escape, designed by a protégé of the architect behind Notre-Dame and Carcassonne. The residence's imperial heritage and Belle Époque grandeur make for a rare glimpse into 19th-century royal life.
Historic imperial residence
Architectural heritage site
Second Empire design
Viollet-le-Duc connection
History Exhibition📅Open only 1-2 days weekly, reserve ahead
🏛️Architect studied under Notre-Dame's restorer
Step inside Empress Eugénie's purpose-built seaside escape, designed by a protégé of the architect behind Notre-Dame and Carcassonne. The residence's imperial heritage and Belle Époque grandeur make for a rare glimpse into 19th-century royal life.
Historic imperial residence
Architectural heritage site
Second Empire design
Viollet-le-Duc connection