The Fort de Bellegarde is a 17th-century bastion fortification located above the town of Le Perthus, in the Pyrénées-Orientales département of southern ...

Fort Bellegarde in Perthus, was built on earlier fortifications in the 17th century by Vauban and is a masterpiece of military architecture. This architect made ...

Fort de Bellegarde is one of some fortress located near the borden between France and Spain and it was built after the Pyrenees treaty in 1659 to defend French ...

Owned by the Kings of Majorca, the site was fortified in 1285 to withstand the threat of the neighbouring Kingdom of Aragon. Initially, it consisted of a 20- ...

CLOSED in 2022 – Visits from the outside only. Built by Vauban in the 18th century, the fort is a masterpiece of military architecture.

Fort de Bellegarde is on a height overlooking the border town of Le Perthus, which lies on the modern A9 autoroute and Autovía A-7. Siege of Bellegarde (1793).

The Bellegarde hill (420 m. alt.) dominates the Perthus pass (271 m.) perched on the Franco-Spain border. The site has been occupied since the middle Ages.

This 17th century fortress built by Vauban, is one of the most remarkable work of military architecture in the Roussillon.

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