The Telegraph Fort, a spectacular viewpoint on the Maurienne

Name: The Telegraph Fort, a spectacular viewpoint on the Maurienne
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Fort du télégraphe

A discovery of the exceptional panorama of this citadel that took part in the fighting of June 1940 against the troops of Mussolini.

Saturday 17 September 2022, 14:30, 16:30Passed

Photo Pascal Lemaitre - Fondation Facim.

Guided tour of the Pays d'art et d'histoire des Hautes vallées de Savoie - Facim Foundation.
Meeting in the parking lot of the Telegraph Pass, on the road side of the fort. A small kilometre walk to the fort on a path with no difficulties. Duration 1H30.
Provide footwear and clothing adapted to the climate of an altitude site.
Contact the Facim Foundation (04 70 60 59 00).

About the location

Fort du télégraphe

Col du télégraphe, 73450 Valloire, Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Savoie
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Hardly done up in the XIXth century to defend(forbid) new French border and to check(control) a crossroads of valleys and to defend(forbid) Alpine border facing Italy.