he Liberia Fortress is reachable from the worlds longest underground passage called "the thousand steps", but also from the surrounding paths. The Fortress was built by Vauban in 1681 and was retrenched by Napoléon III. Go back in time and imagine the hidden soldiers or the poisoners hidden in underground jails. Discover the chapel, the ramparts and the cannons rooms. Then visit the archaeological and speleological museums to learn everything of these historic place.

he Fortress is one of the few French monuments that are conserved unspoiled. The Fortress is a splendid fortified building that watches over Villefranche from the top of its hill. Built to protect the city, the Liberia Fortress has all the features of the military architecture of the XVIIth century.