Skip to main content

Fort St Roch, Sospel

Second world war fortifications, part of the Maginot line

featured in Sights & Sites

This remnant of the second world war is a huge engineering feat made from lots of concrete and once housed machine guns and barracks.

The fort, or bunker, was part of the Maginot line of French defences against the Germans, and this section lies in an Alpine extension of that line sometimes called the Little Maginot line.

A large exhibition space has been built inside the fort that you can come and look at.

Adult price for entry is 6 euros and 5 euros for children.

When to come

The fort is open on weekends from 14:00 to 18:00 from April to June and in September. In July & August it's open every day except Mondays from 14:00 to 17:00.

Location

Map of the surrounding area

News

  • Lou Boutchin Villa, Nice swimming pool
  • Wedding at Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
  • Escape to Nice this winter 2018/19
  • Nice's top traditional restaurants 2019
  • Top 5 villages to visit from Antibes in 2018

Events

  • chateuaa lit up during jazz au chateau in cagnes sur mer
  • Villeneuve-Loubet Night Market, Villeneuve Loubet
  • Nocturnes d'Art (Evening Art Performances), Biot
  • stage at Saint Jazz Cap Ferrat Festival
  • What's On in Nice August 2019
  • Concerts at the Opera de Nice