Experts' Choice Award Fort Saint-Andre
What the experts agree on
This hilltop fortress once guarded a now-vanished medieval village, housing a Romanesque chapel and abbey ruins. Offers authentic historical layers and riverside views without tourist crowds.
“The fort enclosed an abbey, the Romanesque chapel of Notre Dame de Belvézet and a village of which nothing remains.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's "At the top of the village is the Fort St-André, which once ostensibly protected the town of St-André, now absorbed into Villeneuve." Full review
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Don't miss the formal Italianate gardens of Fort St-André, littered with remains of the abbey that preceded the fortifications.
