Can you visit the château de San Salvadour?

No, the building now houses an AP-HP hospital and is not open to the public as a tourist monument.

Who built the château de San Salvadour?

The original plans are attributed to architect Ernest Paugoy, commissioned by a Belgian industrialist who began construction in 1869, later continued by subsequent owners.

Why did the château become a hospital?

In the early 20th century a nun turned the estate into a sanatorium for tuberculous children, an activity that evolved into today's hospital run by the Assistance Publique.

What protection status does the site have?

The château, its painted decor, the south terrace, parts of the hotel, the stables, the dovecote and the park have been listed as historic monuments since 1990.

Domaine de San Salvadour

Hyères

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Domaine de San Salvadour stands in Hyères (Var), in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 19th century, first half of the 20th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

On the coast at Hyères, this Second Empire estate combines the story of an unfinished seaside retreat with that of a medical institution still in operation today. Begun in the 1870s for a Belgian industrialist, the château had only its ground floor completed before being extended and turned into a luxury hotel and later a sanatorium at the turn of the 20th century. The painted decor of the grand salon, the south terrace and the 22-hectare park bear witness to this shift from leisure resort to hospital site.

What to know

The site now functions as an AP-HP hospital, which rules out free public access to the building.
The château, its painted decor, the south terrace, the hotel's entrance hall and staircase, the stables, the dovecote and the park grounds have been listed as a historic monument since 1990.
The estate sits within a 22-hectare seaside park in Hyères, in the Var department.
No opening hours or admission fees are given, as the site operates as a hospital.

Where this château is

Hyères · Var · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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4312 Rte de l'Almanarre, 83400 Hyères

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Château phone number

+33 4 94 38 08 00

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00081639
Period of construction: second half of the 19th century, first half of the 20th century

Frequently asked

Can you visit the château de San Salvadour?: No, the building now houses an AP-HP hospital and is not open to the public as a tourist monument.
Who built the château de San Salvadour?: The original plans are attributed to architect Ernest Paugoy, commissioned by a Belgian industrialist who began construction in 1869, later continued by subsequent owners.
Why did the château become a hospital?: In the early 20th century a nun turned the estate into a sanatorium for tuberculous children, an activity that evolved into today's hospital run by the Assistance Publique.
What protection status does the site have?: The château, its painted decor, the south terrace, parts of the hotel, the stables, the dovecote and the park have been listed as historic monuments since 1990.