The greenway along the Doubs offers a superb view of the citadel of Besançon. This masterpiece by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, military engineer to Louis XIV, is listed as …
The Citadelle de Besançon is a fortress overlooking the city of Besançon (Doubs) in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is one of the masterpieces by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), military …
The citadel of Besançon is a stronghold and one of Vauban's masterpieces. In 2008, it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Its construction was started by the Spaniards …
In 1475, under the reign of Duke Charles the Bold (1433-1477), sovereign of the Burgundian state, this tower was built at the foot of the Battant bastion, where the Mouillère …