The history of military conflicts between Spain and France, as well as the tragic role of Catalonia in them … Let’s meet one more fortress located near the Costa Brava coast – this time it is a Fort Bellegarde, proudly towering on a high hill above the highways AP-7 and N-II, and located in a small town of Le Perthus, an ancient refuge of smugglers, right on the Spanish-French border, and nowadays more known as a “duty free” trade center.
A detailed story accompanied by photographic cards could be read following the link – Fort Bellegarde.