Guided tour of the Vauban tower site

Name: Guided tour of the Vauban tower site
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-17T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Fort de la Hougue

Annick Perrot, historian and winner of the Cotentin literary prize for his book "Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue et ses gens de mer" takes you through time to make you relive the battle...

16 and 17 September 2023Passed

Conditions

5€, free children, 25 pers. max, duration 1h30.

Registration

06 83 01 80 18

Mairie de Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Annick Perrot, historian and winner of the Cotentin literary prize for her book "Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue et ses gens de mer" takes you through time to make you relive the battle of the Hougue, the construction of the sentinel towers designed by Vauban to protect the bay and their incorporation many years later on the Atlantic Wall during World War II. Vauban Towers have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2008.

Types d'événement

Visite commentée / Conférence

Thèmes 2023

Patrimoine vivant

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Conditions de participation

Tarif préférentiel, Sur inscription

Type de public

Tout public

About the location

Fort de la Hougue

Accès par la porte aux Dames, 50550 Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue

Manche
Normandie

Visits to the Hougue Tower: built from 1694 to 1699 under the direction of Benjamin de Combes, to "protect the most beautiful harbour in France" according to the expression of Vauban, she is registered with her twin sister of Tatihou at UNESCO, since 2008\. It represents a facet of the work of the famous engineer Sébastien Le Prestre: observation and coastal defence. The site of the Hougue was incorporated into the Atlantic wall built by the Germans during the Second World War. Access of the site by the door to the Ladies and visit of the Tour Vauban.