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LA TOUR DE MORICQ
Listed as a Historic Monument in 1915...
Address :
Rue de la Barboire
85750 ANGLES
FRANCE
85750 ANGLES
FRANCE
Presentation of: LA TOUR DE MORICQ
Rue de la Barboire:
Originally a sentinel on the edge of the mainland, then a prison and finally a granary, the Tour de Moricq has suffered greatly throughout its history from the repeated ravages of time and man.
A collapsed staircase, a dislocated roof, the watch room and the maze of covered walkways inaccessible, floors gone, chimneys rising into the void, vaulted rooms flooded, a treasure nowhere to be found - it has been transformed, disfigured, tortured...
But by some miracle, it has survived and continues to watch over a phantom ocean that has become marshland, sheltered by its green setting. Waiting perhaps for mankind to heal its wounds and grant it a well-deserved golden retirement...
Originally a sentinel on the edge of the mainland, then a prison and finally a granary, the Tour de Moricq has suffered greatly throughout its history from the repeated ravages of time and man.
A collapsed staircase, a dislocated roof, the watch room and the maze of covered walkways inaccessible, floors gone, chimneys rising into the void, vaulted rooms flooded, a treasure nowhere to be found - it has been transformed, disfigured, tortured...
But by some miracle, it has survived and continues to watch over a phantom ocean that has become marshland, sheltered by its green setting. Waiting perhaps for mankind to heal its wounds and grant it a well-deserved golden retirement...
Site theme
Tower
Site category
Registered and listed sites
Architectural style of the site
Medieval
Free
yes
Visits
Free tours (individuelles): Yes
Guided tours (individuelles): Yes
Average duration of visit (individuelles) : @duration of visit
Free tours (groupes): Yes
Guided tours on request (groupes): Yes
Visit languages
Visit: French
Audio guide: French
Billboards: French
Spoken language
French
Facilities
Picnic area
Further information
Groups accepted from 15 to 15 persons
Pets allowed (Chien tenu en laisse)
Visible point of interest without tour
