Fort Carré Museums in the town
Fort Carré is a 16th-century fort on the outskirts of Antibes, France. During the 17th century, the fort was redeveloped by Vauban, Fortifications at Antibes were probably first built by the Romans. In 1553, a tower called la tour Saint-Florent was built around a preexisting chapel. Henry III had four bastions added in 1565, whereupon it became Fort Carré (the squared fort). In the 1680′s Vauban strengthened Fort Carré, adding traverses to protect against ricochet fire and exchanging the stone parapets, which were liable to scatter deadly splinters when hit by shot, for brick ones. Vauban also enlarged the embrasures and added outer walls to the fortification. After Vauban’s work, the fort was designed to take 18 cannon. The entrance to the fort is through a triangular work that protrudes from the walls, which is loopholed and pierced by a heavy wooden door. Entrance: Full price ticket: €3 Reduction: €1.50 Combined ticket: €10 Seven consecutive days entrance to municipal museums Conditions for reductions available at entrance Open to the public: 16 September to 14 June: 10.00 to 16.00 15 June to 15 September: 10.00 to 17.30 Open all year every day except Monday and the following public holidays: 1 January, 1 May, 1 November and 25 December.