Fort Médoc
Built from 1689 to 1721 by order of Louis XIV to “lock” the estuary with the Citadel of Blaye and Fort Pâté, and thus prohibit any enemy fleet from sailing on the Gironde, the Médoc Fort is a Vauban-style military monument with a history that is as “tormented” as it is fascinating.
Here, there is no massive enclosure because the Fort, against all expectations, was designed... on an area of wet meadows!
An improbable construction, therefore, which reveals its defensive system and all the ingenuity of Vauban and his engineers as we gradually understand the meticulous plan on which the various buildings were distributed.
Technical and financial constraints, deplorable sanitary conditions, political quarrels and successive abandonments punctuate the history of the Fort for more than 3 centuries.
All the practical information
Equipment
- Picnic area
- Car park
- Meeting room
- Coach parking
Services
- Pets welcome
- Shop
- Wi-fi
Activities
- Activity
- Temporary exhibition
- Handicrafts workshops
Language
- English
- French
Payment methods accepted
- Bank/credit card
- Check
- Cash
- Connect Travellers Cheque
Labels
Opening periods
Choose a period:
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Lundi
Closed
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Mardi
Closed
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Mercredi
Closed
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Jeudi
Closed
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Vendredi
Closed
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Samedi
13h00 à 17h00
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Dimanche
13h00 à 17h00
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Jours fériés
13h00 à 17h00
Prices
- Payment methods : Bank/credit card, Check, Cash, Connect Travellers Cheque
From 01/01/25 au 30/11/25
- Adult
- 4 €
- Teenager de 13 à 17 ans
- 3 €
- Child de 5 à 12 ans
- 1 €
- Student
- 3 €
- Job seeker
- 3 €
- Person with a disability
- Group adults
- 3 €
gratuité pour 1 accompagnateur d'une personne en situation de handicap
Gratuit pour les moins de 5 ans
Contact
- 34 avenue du Fort Médoc , 33460 Cussac-Fort-Médoc
- Voir le site
- 05 56 58 98 40
- Write to us
- Getting there
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Fort Médoc
- 34 avenue du Fort Médoc, 33460 Cussac-Fort-Médoc
