Vauban Fortifications in France, Episode 425
Join Us in France Travel Podcast
Annie Sargent
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 January 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the podcast, Elyse Rivin and Annie Sargent talk about Vauban and his life, but also about where you can go to see Vauban fortifications in France. Many of them are listed as World Heritage Sites and they make a wonderful backdrop for your vacation photos!
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| 0:00.0 | The This is |
| 0:16.0 | join us in France episode 425 |
| 0:20.0 | 425 |
| 0:21.0 | 4. |
| 0:22.0 | 4. Bonsieur, I'm Annie Sergeant and join us in France is the podcast where we talk about France. |
| 0:29.0 | Everyday life in France, great places to visit in France, French culture, history, gastronomy, and news related to |
| 0:36.8 | travel to France. Today I bring you a conversation with the least riven of Toulouse |
| 0:41.6 | guided walks about Voubonne. |
| 0:44.0 | Voubonne was a French military engineer and architect who lived in the 17th century. |
| 0:50.0 | He is best known for his work in mortification and siege warfare and is considered |
| 0:56.7 | one of the greatest engineers of all time. |
| 0:59.8 | Elise tells us about his life and the places in France where you can see his work, many of which are listed as world heritage sites. |
| 1:09.0 | He really marked his time and you will run into his name everywhere in France. |
| 1:15.0 | This podcast is supported by donors and listeners who buy my tours and services |
| 1:20.0 | including my itinerary consult service and my GPS self-guided tours of Paris on the voice map app. |
| 1:28.0 | Someone left a new comment on my Latin quarter tour this week and says another great tour I've tried all but |
| 1:37.0 | more ma'amachter and they are fabulous a wonderful way to spend an afternoon |
| 1:41.2 | exploring parts of the city I may never have seen. |
| 1:45.3 | Please write more. Whoever wrote this is in luck because I am in the process of writing one more and it will be released in February |
| 1:55.6 | 2023 and I'll tell you more about that just after my chat with Elise. |
| 2:00.9 | There is a newsletter to go along with this podcast. If you'd like to sign up for it, go to |
| 2:06.0 | join us in France.com. |
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