Fort des Ayvelles

Great site.

A slow restoration done based on volunteers, great engineering and history. Go here every other year to check out the progress. Especially on a warm day you get the chance to get underground and cool ...

Interesting and impressive

You'll need a 5 euro guide unless your French is good but this place is amazing. Really friendly ticket seller explained (in English) how to navigate. It's huge and impressive how well preserved it is...

A well-restored 19th Century military fortress

The Ayvelles citadel suffered a strange fate as it hardly fought back when German troops invaded France in 1914. This amazing fortress is impressive. It is worth walking around it outside the walls th...

Belle visite mais attention à l entretien du site

La visite du fort est très bien. Le regret concerne l environnement autour du fort : actuellement les poubelles débordent. Les detritus jonchent le sol. Les zones de pique nique sont sales. C'est do...

visite

fort fermer au visite juste sur reservation ( quand qq repond au telephone) maxi 10 personnes 5 euros adulte moins de 12 ans gratuit plus de buvette ni de jeux d enfants