At the foot of the Corbières, in the commune of Salses-le-Château, stands a gem of Spanish military architecture: the fortress of Salses, fortifications built at the end of the 15th century by order of the Spanish Catholic royals, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, to protect the frontier between Spain and the kingdom of France...
Supposedly impregnable, this substantial fortified castle, modified by Vauban in 1691 and now open to the public throughout the year, reveals its former function through features typical of defensive architecture: ditches, escarpments, drawbridges, a keep, artillery towers, curtain walls and demi-lunes.
This exceptional site, listed as an Historic Building, regularly hosts exhibitions of work by contemporary artists.
| Opening times | Monday: 10:00 AM – 12:45 AM, 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM • Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 12:45 AM, 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM • Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 12:45 AM, 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM • Thursday: 10:00 AM – 12:45 AM, 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM • Friday: 10:00 AM – 12:45 AM, 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM • Saturday: 10:00 AM – 12:45 AM, 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM • Sunday: 10:00 AM – 12:45 AM, 02:00 PM – 05:15 PM |
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| Address | Le Portichol, Salses-le-Château |
| Telephone | +33 4 68 38 60 13 |
| Official site | www.forteresse-salses.fr |
