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Dungeons, towers, citadels and bastions in Charente-Maritime

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Bastion du Gabut in La Rochelle
Bastion
17000 La Rochelle

The Bastion du Gabut is a 16th-century military work in La Rochelle, a vestige of medieval fortifications reinforced by an Italian engineer. Registered as historical monuments in 1990.
Tower of Saint-Sauvant
Tower
17610 Saint-Sauvant

The tower of Saint-Sauvant, a medieval square Romanesque vestige, overlooks the village of Saint-Sauvant in Charente-Maritime, near an ancient Gallo-Roman road.
Citadelle du Château-d'Oléron
Fortification of Vauban
17480 Le Château-d'Oléron

The citadel of Château-d'Oléron, built between 1630 and 1704 on the island of Oléron (Charente-Maritime), is a military fortress designed by Richelieu and modernized by Vauban to defend the Atlantic coast.
Tour Saint-Nicolas de La Rochelle
Tower
17000 La Rochelle

The Saint-Nicolas Tower, built in the 14th century in La Rochelle, is an iconic defensive tower of the Old Port, classified as a historic monument in 1879. A symbol of military resistance, it was used to control the city's maritime access.
Tour de l'Isleau de Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult
Tower
17250 Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult

The Isleau Tower, a 12th century feudal vestige in Saint-Sulpice-d'Arnoult, New Aquitaine, is a 17-metre square dungeon, an ancient military monument overlooking the surrounding marshes.
Tour de la Lanterne de La Rochelle
Tower
17000 La Rochelle

The tower of La Lanterne, built in the 15th century in La Rochelle, is a vestige of medieval fortifications protecting the port, famous for its historic graffiti and its role as lighthouse and prison.
Tour de la Chaîne de La Rochelle
Tower
17000 La Rochelle

The Tower of the Chain, built in the 14th century in La Rochelle, is an iconic fortified tower of the Old Port, classified as a historic monument in 1879. A symbol of medieval maritime defence, it controlled access to the port by means of a chain stretched towards the Saint-Nicolas Tower.
Tour de Broue in Saint-Sornin
Tower
17600 Saint-Sornin

The Tower of Broue is a 11th century Romanesque dungeon, vestige of a castle overlooking the former Gulf of Saintonge, located in Saint-Sornin in Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine.