Forteresse de Blanquefort

Registered monuments and sites

Blanquefort would be a form derived from the Latin "Blanca fortis", "white fort", impression left by the construction in the 11th century of the first stone keep whose high and white silhouette stood out in the green setting of the marshes
The modest lordly keep was transformed into an English royal fortress at the beginning of the 14th century by Edward I. The fortress was naturally defended by the marshes and commanded the only road linking the Médoc to Bordeaux. Sold as national property during the Revolution, it passed into the hands of various owners who, interested only in the land around it, allowed it to deteriorate
1 km from the fortress, the Maison du Patrimoine de Blanquefort (Les Allées de Carpinet) houses a permanent exhibition on Anglo-Gascon Aquitaine as well as temporary exhibitions throughout the year.