La tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer
Mathieu Le Gall
Fortifications of Vauban

Camaret-sur-Mer

The gilded tower guards the Armorique coasts

The Camaret tower is located at the end of a sandbank, in the heart of what is today the Iroise Marine Park and the Armorique National Regional Park. It was built from 1693 to 1696 to prevent the enemy from capturing the port of Brest and its fleet from the rear.

The tower was not even completed when, in 1694, it underwent its baptism of fire in the presence of Vauban himself who victoriously repulsed the enemy. You can still see the traces of the attack today.
The gilded tower owes its name to the colour of its coating made from ground brick and it forms a perfect example of the sea fort.
The ensemble consists of a hexagonal tower equipped with murder holes, fitted into a low semi-circular battery that surrounds a stonework ditch which water seeped into at high tide.
This site is one of the stopping-off points along “the Crozon peninsula fortification route”.

Inscribed Property
the golden tower of Camaret-sur-Mer
Outstanding Universal Value
low battery sea fort
Date of construction
between 1689 and 1696
Altitude
13 ft
Department
Finistère
Region
Bretagne
GPS coordinates
48.280043, -4.591667
  • La tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer
    The Vauban tower of Camaret-sur-Mer
    Mathieu Le Gall
  • La tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer
    The Vauban tower of Camaret-sur-Mer
    Mairie de Camaret-sur-Mer - Cynthia Boëzennec
  • La tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer
    The Vauban tower of Camaret-sur-Mer
    Bertrand Bodin
  • La tour Vauban de Camaret-sur-Mer
    The Vauban tower of Camaret-sur-Mer
    Bertrand Bodin
Journées europénnes du patrimoine 2023

Journées européennes du patrimoine

Les 16 & 17 septembre 2023, les douze fortifications de Vauban inscrites sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO vous proposent de nombreux événements. Découvrez-les vite !

Tourist information

Town of Camaret-sur-Mer
Place d’Estienne d’Orves
29 570 Camaret-sur-Mer
France
Phone number: +33 2 98 27 94 22
camaret.vauban@orange.fr
www.camaret-sur-mer.com

How to visit / Access

From 8 April to 31 May 2023: open every day except Tuesday, from 2pm to 6pm.
From 1 June to 31 August 2023: open every day from 10am to 6pm.
From 1 September to 13 November 2023: open every day except Tuesday, from 2pm to 6pm.
16 and 17 September (European Heritage Days) 2023: open from 10am to 1pm and from 2pm to 6pm (by reservation).
From 16 December 2023 to 8 January 2024: open every day from 2pm to 6pm.
Night of the Tower on 13 May 2023: open from 6pm to 9pm.


Closed on 1 May, 24 and 25 December and 31 December, 1 January.


Last entries: 30 minutes before closing time.
In the event of a weather warning: in the event of a strong wind warning, the Sillon, and therefore the Vauban Tower, are closed for safety reasons. Do not hesitate to call us before coming.