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échauguette (Bartizan) on Ste Marguerite island, Cannes, France

Guérite d'angle (échauguette) du fort de l'île Sainte-Marguerite, Cannes, France

 

Iles, avec Ste Honorat, occupées dès le Ve siècle av. J.-C.

Premiers forts édifiés par les espagnols puis renforcés par Vauban

Prison d'Etat dont le célèbre et énigmatique homme Masque de fer.

Des bunkers allemand y sont également construits durant la seconde guerre et n'ont pas servi car jamais équipé de canon.

Aujourd'hui un véritable paradis

 

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Corner watchtower (bartizan, échauguette) of the fort on Sainte-Marguerite island, Cannes, France

 

Islands, with Ste Honorat, occupied from the 5th century BC. J.-C.

First forts built by the spanish army then reinforced by Vauban famous military engineer

State prison including the famous and enigmatic Man in the Iron Mask

German bunkers were also built there during the WWII and were not used because they were never equipped with guns.

Today a true paradise

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Uploaded on March 31, 2022
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