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Sélection de 8 dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions sur 57 en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

Sisteron citadel
Citadels
04200 Sisteron

The citadel of Sisteron, a medieval fortress and military bastion of the 16th-17th centuries, dominates the town of Sisteron in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, a strategic lock between Dauphiné and Provence.
Citadelle d'Entrevaux
Citadels
04320 Entrevaux

The citadel of Entrevaux, a medieval and modern fortress from the 14th to the 17th century, dominates the village of Entrevaux in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, on a rocky spur above the Var.
Tour du Mont d'Or de Manosque
Tower
04100 Manosque

The Tour du Mont d'Or is an ancient medieval watch tower of 17 m, vestige of the Castrum de Manosque, located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Pentagonal tower of Castellane
Tower
04120 Castellane

Castellane Pentagonal Tower, built in the 14th century, is a fortified tower emblematic of the ramparts of this city of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, classified as a historical monument in 1921.
Penitent Bastion in Seyne
Bastion
04140 Seyne

The bastion of the Penitents is a military work of the last quarter of the 17th century located in Seyne, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, inscribed as historical monuments in 1988.
Redout from Berwick to Saint-Paul
Redout
04530 Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye

Berwick's dread, built in 1694 at Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), is a 17th-century triangular fortification designed to house some 50 soldiers and integrated into the alpine defensive system facing Italy.
Cardinalis Tower of Barcelonnette
Clock Tower
04400 Barcelonnette

The 42-metre-high Cardinalis Tower is a 14th-15th-century Dominican bell tower located in Barcelonnette, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, famous for its square architecture and tuff pyramid.
Tour de Porchères de Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire
Chapel
04870 Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire

The Tower of Porchères is a medieval tower of the 12th and 14th centuries located in Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, classified as a historical monument in 1961.