The Fort de Salses is a Catalan fortress in the commune of Salses-le-Château, situated in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales.

Visit an imposing 16th-century fortress set between the Salses lakes and the Corbières mountains. Read the history of the monument. The must-see.

They decided to build a fortress to protect the strategic border crossing between the kingdoms of France and Spain. At the time, the boundary between the two ...

Salses fortress was built between 1497 and 1504 by the Spaniards to protect their northern province of Roussillon which was finally conquered by France in 1642.

Salses Fort (also called Forteresse de Salses) is a Catalan fortress in the département of Pyrénées-Orientales, France. Built by the Catalans at the end of the ...

Mar 11, 2021 · Discover the Fort de Salses its rich history, living quarters, battlements and keep, set between Etangs de Salses and the Corbières.

The Fort de Salses is a fortress in the Pyrénées-Orientales department of southern France, in the village of Salses-le-Château, to the south-west of Leucate ...

Go and discover the fortress of Salses, the guardian of Catalonia. This surprising castle is a beautiful piece of Spanish military architecture.

Jun 6, 2023 · To protect the narrow passage between Spain and France, the Forteresse de Salses was built in the village of Salses-le-Château.

The ancient Spanish fortress at Salses safeguarded the nation's northern border as a formidable barrier to French expansion.