Battery 500 was built in 1885 for military reasons to protect the port of Port Vendres after the War of 1870
there is a picnic area and plenty of views of the surrounding area

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The defense system was carried out outside the coastal system between 1883 and 1886 and was intended to reinforce fortifications built to protect Port-Vendres, which became a military port in …

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Elevation 470 m

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Location: Port-Vendres, Céret, Occitania, France

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