Tour de Crest

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The residential tower of the castle Crest

The castle Crest is the ruins of a hilltop castle above the southern French commune Crest in the Drôme département. You got Donjon is with 52 meters probably the highest in France and stands as a monument historique since June 1877 under monument protection.

The castle was built in several phases Crest from the 10th century until the second half of the 14th century. Since 1419 she was owned by the French crown. Louis XIII. let them grind in 1633 with the exception of the still preserved Donjons. Until the mid-19th century the tower was then used as a prison. 1988 earned him the church Crest by the French State.

The tower has a footprint of 20 by 32 meters, a height of 52 meters. Portcullis, weir bay windows and loopholes bear witness to the past as a medieval fortification. The tower has 15 rooms, which for residential purposes in the Middle Ages and were used after 1633 as a prison cell. From this period many graffiti, including from acquired here Protestants.

To visit the tower the church Crest offers several themed tours. On the east wall of the tower can be abseiling 42 meters deep.