A fort, simply north of Paris, overlooking the Center Ages on a big bend of the Seine and overlooking the good chalk cliffs created by the river. We’re talking about La Roche Guyon, an architectural complicated from the lengthy historical past, ranging from the cave dwellings carved into the rock and thru centuries of battle and revolution, changing into a barracks in the course of the Nazi occupation earlier than coming to the museum at this time.
Château de La Roche-Guyon
The fortified website was constructed right here as a result of from the highest of the white cliffs of the Seine you may see and management the whole valley. The fort that was constructed across the 12 months 1000 was the garrison that stopped the advance of the Vikings French inland and about 200 years later they erected the big round tower which nonetheless dominates the construction. Lengthy after 1500 Nazi troopers, led by Rommel, selected this fort as a base and dig within the cliffs of the casemates to guard arms and ammunition.
Château de La Roche Guyon Aspect View
Château de La Roche Guyon Inside
View from Château de La Roche Guyon
The fort of La Roche Guyon is open from 10 am to 17.45 however within the weekend it closes at 18.45. Saturday, September 7, from 20:30, there will probably be a go to at evening. The doorway ticket prices € 7.80.
