Guided tour of Fort Maginot. 3 visits per day. Open Wednesday to Sunday from mid-February to the end of September, and Saturday and Sunday only from October to mid-February.
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As if rising from the hillside to the south of the village, the military fort that was used to repel the Italians in June 1940 stands in the rock.
Suspended on a rocky outcrop on the Franco-Italian border, Sainte-Agnès has always been a highly coveted defensive post. In the 16th century, on the border between the domains of the Count of Provence and Genoa, the House of Savoy built a first fortification at Sainte-Agnès.
All along the border, several forts formed the famous Maginot Line,...