Fort La Latte was constructed in the 14th century on a site that reputedly had a castle built on the same location during the 10th century

Fort la Latte is located along the picturesque coast of North Brittany, France, on top of 70 metre high cliffs.

The fort was constructed in the 14th century, on a site that reputedly had a castle built in the same location during the 10th century, by one of the oldest Breton families, the Goyon-Matignons.

Between 1379 and 1381, the castle fell into the hands of du Guesclin after a successful campaign to seize the castle from the Goyon-Matignons. It was eventually handed back to its original owners after the signing of the treaty of Guerande in 1381.
In 1490 it was the turn of the British to lay siege to the castle after Brittany become a part of France.

During the later part of the 1500’s, the castle once again came under attack. It was ransacked and burnt to the ground. The Keep being the only structure left standing after the devastation. She stayed like that until the end of the 17th century when Louis XIV rebuilt her as a part of his coastal defences to protect Saint-Malo from the Dutch and English invaders.

Fort La Latte also had the privilege of playing host to James II of Scotland in 1715; whose impressions of the place were not kind. He thought the castle was menacing.

During her life, Fort La Latte has been used to make cannon balls and as a prison for counter-revolutionaries. She came under attack one final time in 1815 by a group of men from Saint-Malo during the “Cent-Jours”. After the unsuccessful attack of 1815, she fell into disrepair and was sold by the family in 1892.

Today she has been restored to her former glory and there are still signs of the originally 14th century castle still visible.

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June 1 to September 30 - 10h to 12h30 and 14h30 to 18h

During the school holidays, saturdays and Sundays - 14h30 to 18h