Fort-la-Latte

Also known as Castle of the Rock Goyon

Fort la Latte, or the Castle of the Rock Goyon (, ), is a castle in the northeast of Brittany, about southeast of Cap Fréhel and about west of Saint-Malo, in the commune of Plévenon, Côtes-d'Armor.

Key facts

Military installation.name: Fort la Latte
Military installation.image: Fort de La Latte.jpg
Military installation.caption: Castle of the Roche Goyon
Military installation.native_name: Castle of the Roche Goyon
Military installation.built: 1340
Military installation.location: Plévenon
Military installation.country: France
Military installation.builder: Siméon Garengeau
Military installation.ownership: Joüon Des Longrais
Military installation.occupants: Étienne III Goyon
Military installation.map_type: France

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: castle
Country: France
Located in: Plévenon
Official website: www.lefortlalatte.com
Image: 05 BRE - Côtes d'Armor - Plevenon - Fort La Latte (2007-07-11 17-23-45).jpg

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Commons category: Fort-la-Latte
architect: Siméon Garangeau

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

History
Location
Festival
Description
Barbican
The courtyard
The cistern
The cannons
Oven to 'Blush' the balls
The keep
The menhir of La Latte
Bibliography
Filmography
See also
References
External links

It is a famous tourist attraction of the bay of Saint-Malo and the Emerald Coast (France) Côte d'Émeraude. This impressive castle was built on a small piece of land at the Bay of the Fresnay in the 14th century. Various films have been shot at this site, including The Vikings (1958) by Richard Fleischer with Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis. It also features in the French band Manau's video for "La Tribu de Dana." A much larger, fictionalized version of the fort appears in the 2015 animated film April and the Extraordinary World.

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