Calais Citadel
In 1558 Calais was captured by the French who built the Citadel to replace the old English castle and administrative buildings. Warfare had changed in… Read More »Calais Citadel
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Fort de la Platte
Fort de la Platte has a claim to fame, being listed on dangerousroad.org! Sadly, we weren’t aware of that and had a very interesting drive… Read More »Fort de la Platte
Aigues-Mortes walls
After my utter incompetence when we visited Beaucaire I somewhat redeemed myself by managing to visit Aigues-Mortes walls on a festival day. The town was… Read More »Aigues-Mortes walls
Magne Tower, Nimes
The Magne Tower in Nimes is the last survivor of the extensive Augustinian fortifications, built over 2 millenia ago. Built on a hill overlooking the… Read More »Magne Tower, Nimes
Beaucaire Castle
Well, a confession, our visit to Beaucaire was actually a mistake as we were meant to be seeing Tarascon, on the other side of the… Read More »Beaucaire Castle
Provins
A visit to Provins is almost like walking onto a film set, with medieval town walls stretching the entire circuit of the old town. Inside… Read More »Provins
Pierrefonds Castle
Visit Pierrefonds Castle and you can say you’ve been to Camelot! The castle was used as a set for the BBC series ‘Merlin’ and it’s… Read More »Pierrefonds Castle
Porte Chaussée, Verdun
Verdun is the famous (infamous) fortress city of north eastern France that suffered through a year long siege in 1916. This was one of the… Read More »Porte Chaussée, Verdun
Chateau de Sedan
My knowledge of Sedan was limited to the Franco Prussian war of 1870. When we visited the city on our Battle of the Bulge tour… Read More »Chateau de Sedan
Porte des Allemand
Porte des Allemand is a beautiful and restored city gate in Metz, now France. Metz was a surprise gem of our Battle of the Bulge… Read More »Porte des Allemand