Built by Vauban between 1667 and 1672, the purpose of Citadel of Arras was to protect the city from the attacks (Spanish troo ...
The original Longwy village developed on a widened plateau and was eventually linked to the Chiers valley, divided into two t ...
Built by Vauban in 1681 and fortified by Napoleon III, the fortress dominates the city of Villefranche-de-Conflent with its r ...
The historical centre of Briançon is a strongly fortified town, built by Vauban to defend the region from Austrians in ...
Besançon's Vauban citadel has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Louis XIV of France conquered the city for the fi ...
The fortified citadel at Blaye, standing on the opposite bank of the river Gironde to Fort Médoc, forms, along with Fo ...
The Tour Vauban (Vauban Tower), initially known as the tour de Camaret, is an 18m-high polygonal defensive tower built to a p ...
Built on the site of the former fortified château of the kings of Navarre, the Citadel looks over the walled town of Saint- ...
In 1692 the naval Battle of La Hougue took place between the English and the French close to the island of Tatihou. The so-ca ...
Fort Socoa in Ciboure was originally built under the rule of Henry IV to protect the region from the Spanish. Fort Socoa toda ...
Neuf-Brisach is a fortified town intended to guard the border between France and the Holy Roman Empire and, subsequently the ...
Built by Vauban in 1681 and fortified by Napoleon III, the Libéria fortress dominates the city with its ramparts, coun ...
Fort Carré is a 16th-century star-shaped fort of four arrow-head shaped bastions, that stands on the outskirts of Antibes. ...
Mont-Dauphin is one of the many places fortified by Vauban in the second half of the 17th century. Following invasions of Pro ...
Le Perthus became French territory after the Treaty of the Pyrenees (1659). The Spanish captured Bellegarde in 1674 and began ...
Built on marshy land on the Left Bank of the Gironde, opposite Fort Pâté, Fort Médoc was a key part of Va ...
The l'île de Ré, opposite La Rochelle, was subjected on several occasions to attack from British soldiers. Conscious of the ...
Located in the eastern Pyrenees at an altitude of 1600 metres, the stronghold of Mont-Louis was built from scratch by Vauban ...
Fort Paté is a small oval battery on an island in the middle of the river Gironde, just big enough to hold the soldier ...
Bayonne has been inhabited since roman times, when it was known as Lapurdum. Its medieval fortifications were improved by Lou ...