The Fort de Salses is a Catalan fortress in the commune of Salses-le-Château, situated in the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales. It is clearly visible from the A9 autoroute as well as the train line between Perpignan and Narbonne and it is possible to visit from the motorway rest area and the local train station.
Built by the Aragonese at the end of the 15th century, the fortress guarded the former frontier between Principality of Catalonia and France. Its layout and architecture, innovative for the time, present a rare example of the transition between medieval castle and the fortresses of the modern period.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_de_Salses
Phone +33 4 68 38 46 51
Address Salses-le-Château 66600, France
Coordinates 42°50'22.901" N 2°55'5.289" E
