Fort Royal - Ile Sainte-Marguerite

Built between 1624 and 1627 on the site of old Roman fortifications, the fort began as a simple fortified house. During Spanish occupation in 1635, the little fort was extended and reinforced. Winning back the island in 1637, the French named the citadel Fort Royal and added reinforcements: deeper ditches, higher outer defence walls, two half-moons joining the fort by raised footbridges (gone today) and, later, a low bastion in front of the entry gates. The military architect Vauban gave the fort its pentagonal shape flanked by four bastions.

An advanced surveillance post was added during WWII.

Inside, there is a chapel, le, the artillery storerooms including the immense wall-enclosed powder keg and the building.

There are also some claims that it was build by the orders of Louis XIV to house le Masque de Fer...

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We thought the seagull was kinda cute and pondered if it followed us from Notre Dame le EsperanseRead more