Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Morte, Aigues-Mortes

Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Morte is a National Monument of France.

Description

13th century Remarkable fortified site. The fortified city of Aigues-Mortes was built in the 13th century on the order of Saint Louis to provide the kingdom of France with a port on the Mediterranean. The complex consists of 1,634 metres of ramparts flanked by twenty towers and one of the most splendid keeps in the architectural style of the Middle Ages, the Tour de Constance, which was used as a prison for Protestants from the Cévennes region from 1685.

Address & Contact

Tours et remparts d’Aigues-Mortes 30220 Aigues-Mortes

tél. : (33) (0)4 66 53 61 55 fax : (33) (0)4 66 53 79 98 resaaigues-mortes@monuments-nationaux.fr

Prices

Adults: 7€ Concessions: 4,50€

Opening times

May 2 to August 31: from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. September 1 to April 30: from 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Last admission 1 hour before closing time. Ticket office closed from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. (from 1st September to 30th April).

Other dates closed

January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, December 25

More Information

• See Aigues-Mortes for more local information
• See Places to visit near Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Morte for other places to visit nearby
• See Towers and fortifications of Aigues-Morte on the National Monuments website.

The above information is kindly provided by (and copyright) National Monuments of France.