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17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
By reservation
Registration
 0298279112
September 2022
Saturday 17
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 18:00
Sunday 18
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 18:00

Tour Vauban

Le Sillon, 29570, Camaret-sur-Mer
  • Finistère
  • Bretagne

Free visit of the Vauban Tower

Free visit of the Vauban Tower
17 and 18 September 2022Passed
Conditions
By reservation
Registration
 0298279112
©Mairie de Camaret-sur-Mer, C. Boëzennec
Types d'événement
Visite libre
Thème 2022
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About the location

Tour Vauban
Le Sillon, 29570, Camaret-sur-Mer
  • Finistère
  • Bretagne
At the beginning of 1689, fearing an attack on Brest, Louis XIV sent Vauban who ordered the construction of a number of works, including a fort at Camaret. The structure is a hexagonal construction, containing vaulted rooms. At both ends of the semi-circular and paved battery that extends at the foot of the tower, there is a red ball oven and a guard guard whose loopholes defend the access to the drawbridge. The walls of the ditch, built of unboiled stones, allow water to pass through, allowing the rising tide to fill the ditch. The work was built with stones taken from the bottom of the harbour, and coated externally with a layer of red cement. The walls and vaults of the rooms are made of granite. This tower supported a siege against the English in 1694.
Tags
Édifice militaire, enceinte urbaine, Monument historique, Patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO
Cynthia Boezennec