La Porte des Sarrazins

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • Rampart
  • 14th C
Rue Saint-Laurent, 83580 Gassin
The Porte des Sarrazins was the main entrance to the walls of the medieval fort of Garcin. It was opened in the walls of the ramparts, leï Barri, around the 14th century.
Access to this entrance was forbidden by a wooden door and a portcullis called buckwheat. As you walk towards the door, you can see, at the top left, one of the hinges and on the right the location of the planks that allowed it to be closed; above, in the arch, the brick part draws the space which made it possible to descend the harrow.

The arch and the right foot inside are in serpentine green-bluish marble from the Massif des Maures and with bosses, a characteristic sign of civil and...

Openings

Openings

All year 2025 - Open everyday

Medias

Medias

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Location

Location

La Porte des Sarrazins
Rue Saint-Laurent, 83580 Gassin

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French
Updated on 01 December 2022 at 18:48
by Office de tourisme de Gassin
(Offer identifier : 4082572)
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