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15 - 17 September 2023Passed
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Free. Free entry. The average duration of the visit is about 1h30.
September 2023
Friday 15
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Saturday 16
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
Sunday 17
10:00 - 13:00
14:00 - 17:30
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Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes

Place Anatole France, 30220 Aigues-Mortes
  • Gard
  • Occitanie

A journey into medieval architecture: the keep of St Louis, the defence towers and the fortified gates

Immerse yourself in the military architecture of the thirteenth century by exploring the keep built by Saint Louis, the imposing towers and the defense gates. Walk the Walkway with a panoramic view…
15 - 17 September 2023Passed
Conditions
Free. Free entry. The average duration of the visit is about 1h30.
©Ville d'Aigues-Mortes

Immerse yourself in 13th century military architecture by exploring the keep built by Saint Louis, the imposing towers and the defence gates. Follow the walkway offering a spectacular panoramic view of the Camargue and the Salin. The permanent exhibitions allow you to discover the history of Saint Louis and the Mediterranean, the architecture and decorations of the time, as well as the Protestant history. Do not miss the new mediation rooms that address the foundation of the city, the port and trade, as well as the development of the city.

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Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes
Place Anatole France, 30220 Aigues-Mortes
  • Gard
  • Occitanie
Founded by Saint Louis in 1240, to trade with Italy, the Orient and set off for the Crusades, Aigues-Mortes is the first port on the Mediterranean of the kingdom of France. Built on a marshy site, victim of silting, the city loses its strategic interest in 1481, when Provence is attached to the kingdom. When the Edict of Nantes was revoked in 1685, the ramparts housed in their towers, including that of Constance, the largest prison of the Ancien Régime for Protestants.
Focusing on the theme of water, the François Schneider Foundation has, since 2011, constituted a singular collection of contemporary works questioning the aquatic subject under different prisms. To extend the roaming of the Foundation’s collection, the ramparts of Aigues-Mortes invite the Foundation to create a poetic journey through the 15 towers of the monument, linked to the history of the port city. This walk, along the towers and ramparts will present generative drawing, blown glass abysses, piece of ocean, imaginar
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Monument historique, Édifice militaire, enceinte urbaine, Tourisme et handicap
©Philippe Berthé
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