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Domingo 17 septiembre 2023, 09:00Passed
Herramientas de registro
 04 92 61 21 20
Iraila 2023
Igandea 17
09:00 - 18:00

Citadelle de Sisteron

Montée de la Citadelle, 04200 Sisteron
  • Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Guided tour of the Citadel of Sisteron

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the visit of the Citadel will be free on Sunday, September 17 only, at the usual opening hours (9am – 6pm without interruption).
Domingo 17 septiembre 2023, 09:00Passed
Herramientas de registro
 04 92 61 21 20
Dans les yeux de Flow

On the occasion of the European Heritage Days, the visit of the Citadel will be free on Sunday 17 September only, at the usual opening hours (9h – 18h without interruption). Two guided tours will be offered, at 10am and 3:30pm, commented by Sylvie Normand and Floriane Auda. They will conclude with a demonstration of the operation of the drawbridge in «Zig-zag», recently restored by the association ATM. This work has been the subject of real technical prowess such as hot riveting used for the Eiffel Tower or hammering with fire. For a fun approach to drawbridges, a game booklet will be available. During the open house, the public will watch André Roman’s film “Citadelle! Ship of Men…” , projected every half hour in the old powder shop which evokes, with poetry, the fortress exceptional both by its architecture and by the quality of its restoration. In the Chapelle Notre-Dame du Château, visitors will admire the magnificent stained glass windows of master glassmaker Claude Courageous and enjoy the bookshop. Facing north, they will be able to learn about the sports and fun practices offered by the sports clubs TRACS and Perce Roche, venture into the underground staircase, with its 258 steps carved into the rock and discover the Théâtre de verdure which welcomes, every summer, the festival of the Nights of the Citadel. Finally, in the Powder Magazine, the only realization of the ambitious project designed by Vauban for the Citadel of Sisteron, the exhibition «Vauban and his predecessors», invites to an exciting journey on the fortification in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. And let’s not forget, of course, that the Citadel offers one of the most beautiful views of Haute Provence!
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Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thèmes 2023
Patrimoine vivant
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Conditions de participation
Gratuit
Type de public
Tout public

About the location

Citadelle de Sisteron
Montée de la Citadelle, 04200 Sisteron
  • Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  • Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Between Provence and Dauphiné, overlooking the cluster where the Durance flows, the Citadel of Sisteron bars the sky, crown the city with its walls, its bastions, its keep. The view is breathtaking, over 150 km, it offers one of the most beautiful viewpoints of Haute Provence. A listed historic monument covering 10 hectares, it bears eight centuries of architecture and history. Keep and walkways, built on the narrow rocky spine, date from the 12th century, the layering of bastioned walls from the 16th century. Of the Vauban project, designed in 1692, only the powder magazine was built.
Major changes were made to the north face in the mid-19th century. It was at this time that was dug into the rock, the magnificent underground staircase connecting the fortress to the city.
Deeply damaged by the bombing of August 1944, the Citadel is now beautifully restored. In 1960, the association Arts, Theatre, Monuments (ATM) was created. It has since ensured the preservation of the monument, its en
Tags
Monument historique, Édifice militaire, enceinte urbaine, Lieu de culture, spectacles, sports et loisirs
Acceso
Parking nearby. Not wheelchair accessible.
ATM