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Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in Brittany

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Tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer
Tower
29570 Camaret-sur-Mer

The Vauban tower of Camaret-sur-Mer, built between 1683 and 1696, is a hexagonal military structure located in Brittany, designed by engineer Vauban to defend Brest against maritime attacks.
Tower of Saint-Guénolé de Penmarch
Tower
29760 Penmarch

The Tower of Saint-Guénolé, a vestige of an unfinished 15th century church, dominates the Breton fishing port of Penmarch. It is a symbol of the maritime prosperity of Bigouden, and bears witness to the turbulent history of this historic district.
Saint Peter's Tower of Penmarc'h
Tower
29760 Penmarch

The Saint-Pierre Tower of Penmarc'h, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, is a former defensive and religious work located in Penmarch, Brittany, incorporating a chapel and a fire tower.
Tour Duchesne de Rennes
Tower
35000 Rennes

The Duchesne Tower, built in the 15th century in Rennes, is a vestige of the medieval city walls. Integrated into the fortified enclosure, it served as a prison and dwelling for local figures such as Jehan du Chesne.
Tour Nichot de Fougères
Tower
35300 Fougères

Nichot Tower is a 13th century medieval round tower in Fougères, integrated with the city's southwest ramparts. Ranked a historic monument in 1913, it dominates the Nançon Valley.
Solidor de Saint-Malo Tower
Tower
35400 Saint-Malo

The Solidor Tower is a 14th century fortified dungeon in Saint-Malo, Brittany, controlling the Rance estuary. Composed of three towers, it was used for maritime surveillance and tax collection.
Tower of the Bridole of Vitré
Tower
35500 Vitré

The Bridole Tower, built in the 13th century in Vitré, is a defensive tower of the medieval ramparts of Ille-et-Vilaine, reinforced in the 15th century and classified as a historical monument in 1926.
Castle tower or former dungeon (former prison)
Tour Papegault
35160 Montfort-sur-Meu

The Papegault tower, a 14th-century vestige in Montfort-sur-Meu in Brittany, is the former dungeon of a destroyed castle, having served as a prison and traditional bourgeois shooting site.