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Salses-le-Château Fortress

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Salses-le-Château Fortress

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    1. EuroVelo 8 – Forteresse de Salses loop from Sainte-Marie-la-Mer

    41.8km

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    October 1, 2022

    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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      This site is really unique, this fortress was Spanish, the architecture is really special.

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        April 26, 2021

        old fortress with mostly intact outer walls

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          Elevation 20 m

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          Location: Salses-Le-Château, Perpignan, Occitania, France

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