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Visite: Ça sent la poudre au Randouillet!

  • Cultural
  • Guided tour
  • Historic
Fort du Randouillet, Parking du Champ de Tir, 05100 Briançon

Description

Take a guided tour of the Randouillet fort, a World Heritage site, in the company of guide-lecturers from Briançon's Heritage Department.
Let the gunpowder do the talking in an 18th-century fort! After a climb through the heart of the forest, offering exceptional panoramic views, you'll visit the Randouillet fort, a major structure perched on its rocky outcrop. You'll then be treated to a demonstration of black powder firing using a period flintlock pistol. Duration: approx. 2h45 RDV: Champ de Tir car park, Briançon Please plan your journey and parking times in advance so that the tour leaves on time 2 ways of getting to the Champ de Tir car park: -By car: From the Cité Vauban heritage centre, take avenue Baldenberger, then left to join avenue de la Libération and then avenue de la République. At the bottom of the hill, at the first roundabout, go straight ahead and at the next roundabout, turn left into Avenue du Général de Gaulle. At the next roundabout, turn left and left again at the end of the road, then immediately right at the roundabout towards the Col d'Izoard. Drive through the hamlet of Fontchristiane. A few hundred metres after the exit sign for the hamlet, take the road on the left, in the bend just before the waste centre. Caution: reduced visibility, dangerous crossing. Continue on the road that climbs up through the fortifications. Reach the firing range on a platform used as a car park, where there is a long concrete and wooden barrack. -On foot: from the upper town, take the path leading from the Asfeld bridge, a 40-minute climb. The guide reserves the right to cancel or interrupt any tour if necessary for the safety of visitors. Tours are available for groups of 2 or more. The fort has no water or public toilets. Please bring suitable mountain clothing and footwear.

Services

Animals accepted

Rates

Full price: €9
Reduced price: €6
Free for children under 6

Limited number of places...

No payment on site on the day of the visit.

Booking compulsory:
- online on the Serre Chevalier & Briançon Tourist Office website
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- on site at the heritage service reception and shop and at the Serre Chevalier & Briançon Tourist Office.

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Opening times

On 3 July 2026
  • 10:00 at 12:45
Each tuesday from 7 July 2026 until 1 September 2026
Each friday from 10 July 2026 until 28 August 2026
On 9 September 2026
  • 14:30 at 17:15
On 18 September 2026
On 26 September 2026
On 24 October 2026
On 1 November 2026

Location

Visite: Ça sent la poudre au Randouillet!
Fort du Randouillet, Parking du Champ de Tir, 05100 Briançon
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Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Town outskirts

Access

Access
  • On foot: from the upper town, take the path leading from the Pont d'Asfeld bridge, which takes 45 minutes to climb.

    By car: from the Rue Centrale, in the heart of the lower town, head towards the Col d'Izoard, passing through the hamlet of Fontchristiane. A few hundred metres further on, turn left at the bend just before the waste centre. Follow the road up through the fortifications. Reach firing range no. 1 on a platform used as a car park, where there is a large concrete and wood hut.
Updated on 28 May 2026 at 17:05
by Mairie de Briançon
(Offer identifier : 7838686)
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