UNESCO World Heritage sites Briançon and Mont-Dauphin
Briançon, cité Vauban
at Briançon
The ancient capital of the ‘République des Escartons’ in the 14th century and an Alpine garrison town, Briançon lies on the ‘Route des Grandes Alpes’, between Grenoble and Turin. With its ramparts, collegiate church, its ‘gargouilles’...
http://www.briancon.com
Mont-Dauphin, place forte Vauban
at Mont-Dauphin
Sited on a plateau overlooking the confluence of the Guil and the Durance rivers, the Mont-Dauphin fort in a remarkable collection of buildings that have been entirely conserved. Mont-Dauphin, with its arsenal, its two gunpowder stores, barracks...
http://www.montdauphin-vauban.fr
