{"id":13195,"date":"2024-11-25T12:22:25","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T11:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/blog\/la-tour-royale-de-toulon\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T09:10:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T08:10:21","slug":"the-royal-tower-of-toulon","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/en\/blog\/the-royal-tower-of-toulon\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Tower of Toulon"},"content":{"rendered":"<nav class=\"fildariane\"><a class=\"fildariane__item\" href=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/en\/\">Acampa<\/a><span class=\"fc-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\"><!--! 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Font Awesome Pro 6.4.2 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license (Commercial License) Copyright 2023 Fonticons, Inc.--><path d=\"M7.4 273.4C2.7 268.8 0 262.6 0 256s2.7-12.8 7.4-17.4l176-168c9.6-9.2 24.8-8.8 33.9 .8s8.8 24.8-.8 33.9L83.9 232 424 232c13.3 0 24 10.7 24 24s-10.7 24-24 24L83.9 280 216.6 406.6c9.6 9.2 9.9 24.3 .8 33.9s-24.3 9.9-33.9 .8l-176-168z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Back to home page<\/a>\n<h1>The Royal Tower of Toulon<\/h1><div class=\"columns\" style=\"align-items:center;\"><div class=\"columns__item\" style=\"align-self:center;\"><h2>Historical monument<\/h2><p>Listed as a historic monument since April 11, 1947, the Tour Royale, also known as the Grosse Tour, was built in 1514 and completed in 1524 under the reign of Fran\u00e7ois 1er. It was intended to defend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lesbateliersdelarade.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toulon&#8217;s harbor<\/a>, and was also used as a prison. It played a glorious role in the defense of Toulon in 1707. During the 1870-71 war, it housed the Bank of France&#8217;s gold bullion in the greatest secrecy. Occupied by the Germans who lived there, it was almost destroyed by American bombing raids.   <\/p><p id=\"1032\">To showcase this exceptional site and panorama, the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/en\/tourism\/toulon\/\" data-type=\"tourisme\" data-id=\"1032\">TOULON<\/a> has built a landscaped park of over 3 hectares open to the sea, with children&#8217;s play areas and free parking, and a spectacular view of the Rade, its marina, military vessels and cruise ships. It&#8217;s the starting point for the coastal path that takes walkers on a pleasant stroll through Anse-M\u00e9jean and the Mourillon beaches. <\/p><\/div><div class=\"columns__item\" style=\"align-self:center;\"><figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tour_royale_toulon_m-420x294.jpg.webp\" media=\"(max-width: 210px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tour_royale_toulon_m.jpg.webp\" media=\"(max-width: 420px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tour_royale_toulon_m.jpg.webp\" media=\"(max-width: 850px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tour_royale_toulon_m.jpg.webp\" media=\"(max-width: 1024px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tour_royale_toulon_m.jpg.webp\" media=\"(min-width: 1025px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acampa-vacances.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/tour_royale_toulon_m-420x294.jpg.webp\" width=\"420\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/picture><\/figure><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Tower of Toulon Historical monument Listed as a historic monument since April 11, 1947, the Tour Royale, also known as the Grosse Tour, was built in 1514 and completed in 1524 under the reign of Fran\u00e7ois 1er. It was intended to defend Toulon&#8217;s harbor, and was also used as a prison. 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