The tower had to defend the port in the 17th and 18th centuries against English and Dutch pirates and the English navy. The view over the sea is wide.

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Dirk V 🚲 🚶📷

February 28, 2023

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The Vauban Tower is an artillery tower built in 1694 by Benjamin de Combes, a French military engineer who took part in or directed the construction or reinforcement of many French forts during the reign of Louis XIV, at the behest of Vauban.

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Philippe

August 24, 2019

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Small friendly town where it is good to have a coffee before continuing to the Rue du Phare (18% rise ;-))!

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Location: Port-En-Bessin-Huppain, Bayeux, Manche, France

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