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Fort de Salses France tourist information

Fort de Salses is a castle located about 20 km north from Perpignan (along the A9 autoroute).

An impressive Catalan (Spanish) stronghold dating from the 15th century, it was once on the border between Catalonia and France, and was constructed on the site of an earlier castle that had been destroyed. It has subsequently enhanced further by the renowned military 'fortification expert' Vauban.

The castle is attractively built from a mix of stone and red brick.

The Fort de Salses and its interior buildings and fortifications are a good example of military architecture from that period, with several improvements on the earlier style of medieval castle - there are numerous enhancements that enabled both the exterior of the castle and the interior parts to be better defended during an attack - up to 1500 men lived in the castle and could survive a siege of several months duration.

The Salses Fort has been a listed Historic Monument for more than 100 years.

 

Fort de Salses: tourist information, map, travel plans and gites

Fort de Salses, Languedoc
Fort de Salses (photo is copyright)

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Map of Salses, France
Travel, hotels and holiday gites, Salses

See the Visit Salses section above for gites and hotels local to the area. For more general French travel options, see the Gites in France listings, or French holidays for other holidays, and Travel to France for ferries, Salses car-hire, eurotunnel, cheap flights etc.

 

Places to visit - Salses

Any places listed above are within about 20-25 km (as the crow flies)

 

Information and photos of Salses, France

This Salses tourism guide, has information and holidays and photos when available. If you have any photos or relevant information please send them to us! Full credit will be given if they are used.

 

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