Fort Saint Elme Admission Ticket

Fort Saint Elme Admission Ticket

More than 10 centuries oFrom 7th February to 31th March: from 10 :30am to 5pm

From April 1st to September 30th: from 10 :30 am to 7pm

From 1st October to 13th November: from 10 :30 am to 5 pm

Christmas holidays except December 25th and January 1stf a tumultuous story!

Free and guided tours (11am, 12am, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm) all day long

Visit: Fort Saint-Elme, 66190 Collioure France

The Saint Elme Fortress is one of those rare fortifications that have been used for more than two centuries without undergoing major transformations. It is true that the greatest architects have examined its foundations

The ditches of the Saint Elme Fortress were designed by Vauban who wanted to improve the Fort's outer defenses. He designed large spaces to allow the infantry to handle sheltered from gun shots. Several steps allow access to the counterscarp in front of which a glacis nowadays has been installed. This work is crowned with red bricks.

Elsewhere, gardens were created in the 1930s. Destroyed at the end of World War II, they are now gradually rehabilitated. It contains plants mainly from Mexico, conquered by Hernán Cortés between 1519 and 1521 and by General Charles V..