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Location: New Aquitaine, France

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1. Loop to the medieval city of Blaye

13.3km

03:28

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2. Citadel of Blaye – Citadel of Blaye loop from Blaye

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3. Citadel of Blaye – Citadel of Blaye loop from Blaye

2.91km

00:47

40m

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October 11, 2019

In the urban area north of the river port of Saugeron is the 17th century citadel of Blaye, which has an early Roman fortification. In 1652, under the direction of Field Marshal and engineer Blaise François Pagan (1604 - † 1665) began a first fortress expansion. In the same place under the engineer François Ferry (1649-1701) from 1680 and 1689, the well-preserved citadel was built, the work had been under the control of the fortress builder Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1770). The Citadel of Blaye belongs together with Fort Pâté (on the same Gironde island) and Fort Médoc since July 7, 2008 under the name "Verrou Vauban" UNESCO World Heritage.

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In his 56 years of service, Vauban, who was already an Ingénieur de France, designed 33 new forts, delivered over 400 projects for 160 sites and modernized countless existing forts. He is the actual creator of the enceinte de fer, the iron belt, and the pré carré, with which France under Louis XIV secured its external borders. The fortified town of Neuf-Brisach/Neu-Breisach is considered to be his main work

Fortifications by Vauban is the name of the World Heritage site that summarizes the important fortifications of the brilliant French master builder. In 2008, UNESCO decided to include twelve particularly exemplary and well-preserved sites in the World Heritage List:

* Arras Citadel
* Citadel, ramparts and Fort Griffon in Besançon
* Citadel of Blaye, Fort Paté on an island in the Gironde and the
* Citadel of Cussac-Fort-Médoc
* Briançon fortification system (walls, four forts, signal tower and bridge)
* Tour dorée (golden tower) in Camaret-sur-Mer
* Fortified Upper Town of Longwy
* Fortified city of Mont-Dauphin
* Mont-Louis, composed of citadel and fortified city
* Fortified town of Neuf-Brisach
* Saint-Martin-de-Ré fortress with ramparts, port and citadel
* Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue: Towers and fortifications in Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue and on the neighboring island of Tatihou
* Fort Liberia, city walls and the fortified cave Cova Bastera in Villefranche-de-Conflent”
(Source: Wikipedia)

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Citadel of Blaye

1. Loop to the medieval city of Blaye

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