The Place

The Setting

Artekoborda, Souraide

Facade ArtekobordaFacade piscine
Salle de vie
Salle a manger

An old Basque farmhouse, restored with care and left with its bones intact. Stone walls. Timber beams. Thick windowsills that frame the hills like paintings. The house sits at the end of a long gravel track, surrounded by meadows, woodland, and a chestnut grove planted over 150 years ago by the great-grandfather of the man who lives here today.

It is the kind of place that asks you to slow down simply by existing. We have taken it in its entirety, for the group, for the week.

The grounds

Land that breathes

Chemin d'acces Collines et local en pierre Four a pain

Behind the house, a chestnut grove stretches across the hillside, old trees, wide canopy, the kind of quiet that settles into you as you walk. In autumn, the ground is deep with fallen leaves and the smell of earth and wood.

The property opens onto the hills and woodland of the Labourd. The only sounds are the ones the land makes itself.

The long gravel track that leads to the house sets the tone from the moment you arrive: you are leaving the everyday behind.

Your rooms

Four rooms for six

Chambre individuelle Chambre twin
Individual room · x2
A room of one’s own
Two individual rooms, each with a double bed, timber floors and views over the meadows. Simple, warm, and quiet. Individual rooms are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Twin room · x2
Shared, not crowded
Two twin rooms for participants who share. Each has two single beds dressed in traditional Basque linen, and the same warmth and simplicity as the rest of the house.

Your days here

Life at Artekoborda

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Individual or shared rooms in an authentic Basque farmhouse, simple, warm, and full of character.
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Home-cooked shared meals using local, seasonal ingredients, gathered and prepared with care.
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Warm communal spaces for meals, creative time and gathering around the fire in the evenings.
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A chestnut grove and surrounding paths to wander and breathe, at your own rhythm, at any hour.
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Local transport throughout the stay, everything is taken care of so you can be fully present.
Where the land speaks softly, and you finally listen.

Where the land speaks softly, and you finally listen.