Bitche Citadel and Jardin pour la Paix

Overlooking the town and the hills of the Northern Vosges, the citadel of Bitche is a true masterpiece of military art. Designed in particular by Vauban and Cormontaigne, this fortress with its medieval origins looks back on several centuries of history, between glorious and tragic episodes. Once a strategic bastion, it now watches over a town that has grown up in its shadow. At the foot of its mighty curtain walls, another face of memory has blossomed: the Garden for Peace. Installed on the former military esplanade, this garden is a green setting, a succession of open or intimate spaces, where you can stroll along a belvedere walk. This dialogue between stone and nature, memory and renaissance, offers visitors a striking and moving journey, between fortification and flowering, between defensive past and peaceful future.