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Villefranche de Conflent
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User Reviews
Lee Baughen (6 months ago)
Great views ,a nice climb and really interesting with map and descriptions given in many languages
Great views ,a nice climb and really interesting with map and descriptions given in many languages
elias13964 (6 months ago)
Amazing view once you get up there. You can walk up the trail or there is a 4x4 that can take to you up there and back. Pick up is in the town center. I think it's an extra 3 euros each way which is purchased with the entrance ticket. We did the trail. Took us roughly 30min to hike up. The Fort has a cafe and toilet. At the beginning of the trail there is a free car park or you can pay for parking in the train station. We left our car in the free area. To walk around the Fort I'd say it took us 45min in total. Entrance was 8 euros.
Amazing view once you get up there. You can walk up the trail or there is a 4x4 that can take to you up there and back. Pick up is in the town center. I think it's an extra 3 euros each way which is purchased with the entrance ticket. We did the trail. Took us roughly 30min to hike up. The Fort has a cafe and toilet. At the beginning of the trail there is a free car park or you can pay for parking in the train station. We left our car in the free area. To walk around the Fort I'd say it took us 45min in total. Entrance was 8 euros.
John Sayer (8 months ago)
Walked up the road and came down the steps as advised by the really helpful woman (who spoke exceptional English - thank you!) selling tickets just after you cross the Yellow train track. The fort is very interesting and the walkways around the outside were okay for me despite my fear of heights/falling (it felt safe!). Highly recommended
Walked up the road and came down the steps as advised by the really helpful woman (who spoke exceptional English - thank you!) selling tickets just after you cross the Yellow train track. The fort is very interesting and the walkways around the outside were okay for me despite my fear of heights/falling (it felt safe!). Highly recommended
Pavel Škorpil (2 years ago)
Great fort. You can take a free 4x4 jeep ride from the village to the fort and that will be the great enjoyment for you. Fort itself is really big. And thousand steps" down to the village will test your legs. Absolutely perfect.
Great fort. You can take a free 4x4 jeep ride from the village to the fort and that will be the great enjoyment for you. Fort itself is really big. And thousand steps" down to the village will test your legs. Absolutely perfect.
Craig Taylor (2 years ago)
If your into walking and quiet fit then I would recommend walking up the mountain side up to the fort,the view's are outstanding and there are resting places in the shade,once at the top there is a coffee and food bar for refreshments before you start your tour of the fort,once complete you can then take the underground passageway that takes you down 794 steps with resting areas now and then and also a view point of villefranch which is the wall village where you will end up once you reach the door at the bottom of the steps....the village itself is well worth a visit ......you can also get an off road tour that will take you up to the fort and back again if you don't fancy the walk up or the steps down.....all in all a very very good day out......also remember that this is France so the restaurants in the village don't open while 18:00.
If your into walking and quiet fit then I would recommend walking up the mountain side up to the fort,the view's are outstanding and there are resting places in the shade,once at the top there is a coffee and food bar for refreshments before you start your tour of the fort,once complete you can then take the underground passageway that takes you down 794 steps with resting areas now and then and also a view point of villefranch which is the wall village where you will end up once you reach the door at the bottom of the steps....the village itself is well worth a visit ......you can also get an off road tour that will take you up to the fort and back again if you don't fancy the walk up or the steps down.....all in all a very very good day out......also remember that this is France so the restaurants in the village don't open while 18:00.
