Forts, fortifications, arsenals in the Eastern Pyrenees

Fortification
66360 Olette

The Bastide d'Olette is a historical monument located in the commune of Olette, in the Occitanie region. Its history and exact period remain to be specified.

Patrimoine défensif
66500 Villefranche-de-Conflent

Fort Liberia, built by Vauban in the 17th century in Villefranche-de-Conflent (Pyrénées-Orientales), is a military fortress overlooking the valley, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and connected to the city by an underground staircase of 734 steps.

Forteresse
66600 Salses-le-Château

The Salses fortress, built between 1497 and 1503 in Salses-le-Château (Occitanie), is a military masterpiece of transition between medieval castle and bastioned fortification, built by Spanish Catholic kings to control the border between France and Catalonia.

Fortification de Vauban
66230 Prats-de-mollo-la-preste

Fort Lagarde, a 17th century bastion citadel in Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste (Occitanie), dominates the Tech Valley and illustrates Vauban's military architecture to secure the Franco-Spanish border after 1659.

Fortification
66000 Perpignan

The Castillet de Perpignan, built between the 14th and 16th centuries, is an emblematic military monument of the city. A former fortified gate and state prison, it now houses the Catalan Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions.

Patrimoine défensif
66660 Port-Vendres

The fort of the Mauresque, built in the 19th century in Port-Vendres (Pyrénées-Orientales), is a defensive military work inscribed in historical monuments since 1991, dominating the strategic port near the Spanish border.

Patrimoine défensif
66190 Collioure

Collioure Square Fort is an 18th-century defensive structure located in Collioure, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, surrounded by a rocky ditch and connected to the Star Tower.

Fortification de Vauban
66480 Le Perthus

Bellegarde Fort, built in the 17th century in Le Perthus (Occitanie), is a pentagonal fortress designed by Vauban to control the strategic pass of the Pyrénées-Orientales.