Entrevaux's surrounding wall is punctuated by three gates, a portette, and two strong bastioned towers suitable for artillery. The main gate is preceded by a bridge over the Var river and an outpost or redoubt.
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Although it has been established that a perimeter wall existed in the 14th century, of which no visible trace remains, we have no precise information on the construction of a defensive wall for the village. A drawing made around 1580-1590 by a spy-topographer in the pay of the Savoyard States shows a wall with curtain walls and flanking towers on the south/southeast front, unprotected by the natural escarpment, extending towards the castle, located at the top of the village. At that time,...
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