Cidadel of Blaye
Cidadel of Blaye is a castle in Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Cidadel of Blaye is situated nearby to the museum Musée d’Archéologie et d’Histoire de Blaye, as well as near the city gate Porte Royale.Photo: Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Château des Rudel and Town hall of Blaye.
Château des Rudel
Castle
Photo: Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Château des Rudel is a château in Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It was built to protect the fortified town of Blaye from possible enemy incursions and is built on a rocky spur overlooking the Gironde estuary. Château des Rudel is situated 120 metres north of Cidadel of Blaye.
Town hall of Blaye
Town hall
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Town hall of Blaye is situated 340 metres southeast of Cidadel of Blaye.
Église Saint-Romain de Blaye
Church
Photo: Jpcuvelier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Romain de Blaye is a church, which is situated 400 metres east of Cidadel of Blaye.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blaye and Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse.
Blaye
Town
Photo: Franck-fnba, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Blaye is a commune and subprefecture in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. For centuries, Blaye was a particularly convenient crossing point for those who came from the north and went to Bordeaux or further south, to Spain and Portugal.
Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse
Village
Photo: Jack ma, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse is a commune in the Gironde department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Saint-Ciers-de-Canesse is situated 7 km southeast of Cidadel of Blaye.
Arcins
Village
Photo: Erdrokan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arcins is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France. Arcins is situated 8 km southwest of Cidadel of Blaye.
Cidadel of Blaye
- Type: Castle
- Description: citadel in France
- Categories: citadel, hill, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Blaye, Arrondissement of Blaye, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
45.12912° or 45° 7′ 45″ northLongitude
-0.66593° or 0° 39′ 57″ westInception
1689Open location code
8CQX48HM+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 108157606OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2974390
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cidadel of Blaye” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “ciutadella de Blaia”
- Catalan: “Ciutadella de Blaia”
- Chinese: “布莱伊城堡”
- Chinese: “布莱城堡”
- Chinese: “沃邦城堡”
- Dutch: “Citadel van Blaye”
- French: “citadelle de Blaye”
- French: “Citadelle de Blaye”
- German: “Zitadelle Blaye”
- German: “Zitadelle von Blaye”
- Greek: “Φρούριο του Μπλάιγ”
- Italian: “Cittadella di Blaye”
- Portuguese: “Cidadela de Blaye”
- Spanish: “Ciudadela de Blaye”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée d’Archéologie et d’Histoire de Blaye and Porte Royale.
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