About Citadel of Besançon

Fortifications, Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Museums, Cultural, Interesting Places, Castles, Military Museums, Monuments

The Citadel of Besançon (French: Citadelle de Besançon) is a 17th-century fortress in Franche-Comté, France. It is one of the finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The Citadel occupies 11 hectares (27 acres) on Mount Saint-Etienne, one of the seven hills that protect Besançon, the capital of Franche-Comté. Mount Saint-Etienne occupies the neck of an oxbow formed by the river Doubs, giving the site a strategic importance that Julius Caesar recognised as early as 58 BC. The Citadel overlooks the old quarter of the city, which is located within the oxbow, and has views of the city and its surroundings.

Source From: Wikipedia

La Gare d'Eau, Tunnel de la Citadelle, Besançon, Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, 25000

Nearest places in Citadel of Besançon

Besançon Cathedral

Religion, Churches, Cathedrals, Interesting Places, Catholic Churches

Magasin du port de Rivotte

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Hôtel Bonvalot

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Château d'eau de la source d'Arcier

Fortifications, Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Interesting Places, Castles, Monuments

Hôtel Boistouset

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Porte Noire (Besançon)

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Archaeology, Interesting Places, Other Archaeological Sites, Monuments, Triumphal Archs

Palais archiépiscopal de Besançon

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Manor Houses

Square Castan

Historic, Archaeology, Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Other Theatres, Other Archaeological Sites

Hôtel Mareschal

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Hôtel Querret

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Fontaine Saint-Quentin

Fountains, Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Urban Environment, Cultural, Interesting Places, Monuments

Maison natale de Victor Hugo

Museums, Cultural, Interesting Places, Other Museums

Tour de Rivotte

Towers, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Towers

Hôtel de Clévans

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Hôtel Alvizet

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Fontaine du Doubs

Fountains, Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Urban Environment, Cultural, Interesting Places, Monuments

Hôtel de Courbouzon-Villefrançon

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Hôtel de Courbouzon

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Hôtel de Clermont (Besançon)

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Manor Houses

Théâtre Ledoux

Cultural, Theatres And Entertainments, Interesting Places, Other Theatres

Hôtel de Camus

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Manor Houses

Fontaine de l'État-Major

Fountains, Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Urban Environment, Cultural, Interesting Places, Monuments

Hôtel de Ligniville (Besançon)

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Hôtel de Buyer

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Hôtel Petit de Marivat

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Manor Houses

Église Saint-Maurice de Besançon

Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Catholic Churches

Église Notre-Dame de Besançon

Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Catholic Churches

Fontaine des Dames

Fountains, Historic, Monuments And Memorials, Urban Environment, Cultural, Interesting Places, Monuments

Hôtel Isabey

Historic Architecture, Architecture, Interesting Places, Other Buildings And Structures

Église des Carmes de Besançon

Religion, Churches, Interesting Places, Other Churches