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Salses-le-Château Fortress
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Albrecht
October 1, 2022
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The fortress of Salses was built by the Spaniards in just 7 years at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries to secure what was then the northern border of their country and to control the trade route from Barcelona to France. Built according to the latest military technology at the time, this bulwark withstood the demolition attempts of the famous fortress builder Vauban, who in the 17th century, after Rousillion had been ceded to France by the Peace of the Pyrenees, was commissioned by Louis XIV to raze this fortress to the ground.
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Thierry SCHIAVI - Ô Gravel !
April 19, 2021
Cycling
This site is really unique, this fortress was Spanish, the architecture is really special.
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