AN EXCEPTIONAL HERITAGE

Villefranche de Conflent is a city with an exceptional heritage: from the Middle Ages to the present day, time has written in its stones the passage of the men who built it, conquered it or who lived within its walls. more than any other, Vauban the "vagabond of the Sun King" has left his mark here.

Vauban's genius lies in his ability to adapt the defenses of a city to its geographic identity.

Hence the inscription in July 2008 on the UNESCO World Heritage list of twelve fortified sites * by Vauban in France, including that of Villefranche, each of them reflecting a characteristic of its architectural and military thought.

Three hundred years after the passage of Vauban, the rampartsencircling the city, Fort Liberia overlooking it and the casemated cave called "Cova Bastera" are all embodiments of his talent.

Villefranche, guardian of this memory, opens its doors to you to explore a myth decorated in the Grand Siècle.