Fort la Latte (Brittany, France)
Fort La Latte is located about 4 km south-west of Cap Fréhel and about 35 km of Saint-Malo. This impressive castle, or Fort, stands in solitary splendor on a small spit of land at the Baye de la Fresnaye. it was built by the mighty Goyon-Matignon in the 13th century. In the year 1379 it was conquered by Bertrand du Guesclin. It was besieged by the English in 1490 and by the holy League in 1597. Garangeau under the reign of Louis XIV turned it into a fortress, using Vauban's building plans. They used canon batteries, stationed in Fort La Latte, to defend Saint-Malo against English and Dutch attacks. In the year 1793, a melting furnace for cannon balls was built and some counter-revolutionary suspects were imprisoned at Fort la Latte. The last attack happened in 1815 during the Hundred Days, when a few men from Saint-Malo unsuccessfully attacked the castle.
Various films have been shot at this site, including "Vikings" (1958 by Richard Fleischer) with Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis.