I'm exploring a 340-year-old citadel !
Hello to all my dear subscribers, I hope you are well.
Last weekend, I was able to stroll around the Citadel of Blaye, a magnificent defensive structure built in 1685.
The Blaye Citadel is a 25-hectare military complex built between 1685 and 1689 by the military engineer François Ferry, director general of the fortifications of Guyenne, under the supervision of Vauban. Overlooking the Gironde estuary, it is located in the commune of Blaye, in the north of the Gironde department of France. It forms a vast fortified complex surrounded by curtain walls, completed by four bastions and three ravelins.
The interior is designed as a veritable barracks, centered around a parade ground, a convent that once housed monks of the Minim Order, and several barracks intended to house the troops. Several elements of the medieval fortifications are preserved in the new complex, including the Rudel Castle (12th century), the Liverneuf Gate (13th century), and the Éguillette Tower (15th century).
