Walk around the citadel of Château-d'Oléron

An easy and quick visit to the city of Château-d'Oléron located not far from the bridge of Oléron.

The construction of the citadel began in 1630, it is partly a realization of Vauban. The visit of the citadel of Château-d'Oléron allows to have a beautiful point of view on the whole region. There are maybe some missing panels about the history of the citadel. There is still the endless panel of repentance on the triangular trade. Phew! We are saved.

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Duration: 3 h.
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The Royal Gate

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The Royal Gate
The visit of the citadel is free. The Royal Gate gives access to the arsenal and the powder magazine.

The horned work

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The horned work
The Horned Works is a set of ditches and escarpments that slowed down the enemy's progression.

The beach along the citadel

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The beach along the citadel
Lovely little beach along the citadel.

The ramparts of the citadel

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The ramparts of the citadel

The beach

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The beach
There is this curious little artificial beach along the beach.

Along the citadel

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Along the citadel
A ditch runs along the ramparts.

The center of Château-d'Oléron

The center of Château-d'Oléron
The majority of the city is located inside the citadel.

Designers' huts

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Designers' huts
The story is well known, 60 years ago there were more than 300 oyster farmers who made the city live. Today the city has only 60. The old huts have been converted into ... huts designers.

Other creators' huts

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Other creators' huts
You can find a little bit of everything in terms of creators: painters, sculptors...

Le plan de la citadelle

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Le plan de la citadelle
You can make a complete tour of the citadel.

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