Givet, France
1 Sous Charlemont
08600
Givet
France
+33 324569687
In summer you can visit this impressive fort, which was built by the Spanish in the 16th C against the French. It became French , and works under Vauban added new layers of defense. Very interesting visit. Foresee decent shoes, takes 2 hours.
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Nice place, in winter time it is like ghost place.
The Best citadel in Benelux
40C when we were there, maybe that's why it was so calm. Very few visitors around. Luckily this had zero effect on the staff: very friendly and helpful all around. The plan we received at the entrance was quite helpful and informative. One downside IMHO was that in their enthusiasm to open the site for the public they have infested the site with signposts warning how dangerous everything is, and barring lots of alleys that looked quite interesting to the adventurous eye. The result was a very safe but not a very authentic visit.
If you are into WW1 & 2 war history of this area, this will be interesting for you. Less pre-war history.
This is the great place to spend a few hours. The fort is huge, you can drive with your car inside it. There were very few visitors on Sunday in July, so the place is very quite. If you bring your staff, you can enjoy a picknik between ruines absorbing 500 years of history. I found it very peaceful there and wanted to stay longer. The view is breathtakung.
After visit ing the citadel of Dinant this blew my mind. This fort is HUGE, build in 1655 till 1880, it is the largest one i have visited. Ticket is 5 euro only and gives acces to a small part, which is impressive. It used to be a commando training facility till 2009.
Very impressive citadel with a desolated ghost village on top! You will walk through these quiet remains of the town to go to the viewpoint, which provides a great view over Givet. This is definitely a must-visit place if you're in the area.
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