Fort de Salses

Visit Fort de Salses, Languedoc-Roussillon

Fortress of Salses is a National Monument of France. This page shows visitor details for the Fort - for more general history and information see Fort de Salses

Salses, the inland frontier fortress. Salses fortress was built between 1497 and 1504 by the Spaniards to protect their northern province of Roussillon which was finally conquered by France in 1642. Behind the defensive walls the complex fortress features buildings on three to six levels linked by a maze of corridors and alkways. The fort incorporates three independent sections: the living quarters, battlements and the keep.

Address & Contact

Forteresse de Salses 66600 Salses-le-Château

tél. : (33) (0)4 68 38 60 13 fax : (33) (0)4 68 38 69 85 forteresse.salses@ monuments-nationaux.fr

Prices

Adults: 7€ Concessions: 4,50€

Opening times

June 1 to September 30: from 9.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. October 1 to May 31: from 10 am to 12.15 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.

Other dates closed

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

More Information

• See Fort de Salses for more local information
• See Places to visit near Fortress of Salses for other places to visit nearby
• See Fortress of Salses on the National Monuments website.

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

Tourist classifications for Fort de Salses: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 1*;

Suggested places to visit near Fort de Salses, France

Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.

More suggestions: Saint Cyprien - Pyrenees Orientales 26km; Elne 27km; Castelnou 30km; Ille sur Tet 31km; Fontfroide Abbey 32km; Gruissan 33km; Argeles-sur-Mer 34km; Lagrasse 37km; Collioure 37km; Port Vendres 39km; Narbonne 39km; Ceret 41km; Banyuls-sur-Mer 43km; Eus 43km; Prades 47km; Molitg les Bains 48km;

See these places and more on a map at places near Fort de Salses

Fort de Salses tourism: sights and attractions nearby

Eglise de Notre Dame des Anges (Cabestany) - religious monument (18km) : Eglise de Trinité d'Aregno (Aregno) - religious monument (31km) : Abbaye de Fontfroide (Narbonne) - religious monument (31km) : Chapelle de Casenoves (Ille-sur-tet) - religious monument (31km) : Orgued d'Ille-sur-Tet - site of natural beauty (31km) : Eglise de Saint Michel (Saint-Genis-des-fontaines) - religious monument (33km) : Gorges de Galamus - site of natural beauty (36km) : Narbonnaise en Méditerranée - regional natural parc (38km) :

French version: see Fort de Salses (Francais)