Aigues-Mortes · Gard
Towers and Ramparts of Aigues-Mortes
French name: Tours et remparts d'Aigues-Mortes
1st Sunday, low seasonSpecial days onlyFree under 26
Free admission
- 1st Sunday, low seasonFree on the first Sunday of every month, from November to March
- Free under 26Free every day for under-26 EU residents
- Special days onlyFree during the European Heritage Days
Address
Chemin Haut de Peccais, 30220 Aigues-Mortes
The ramparts encircling Aigues-Mortes, 1,640 metres long with 15 towers and 10 gates, were built between 1272 and the late 13th century under Philippe III and then Philippe IV the Fair. The Tour de Constance, built by Saint Louis (Louis IX) between 1240 and 1249, became a prison for Protestant women after 1685; Marie Durand was held there for 38 years, from 1730 to 1768.
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