Fort de Cindey, Saint-Maurice

Name: Fort de Cindey
Address: Saint-Maurice, Switzerland

#5 among attractions in Saint-Maurice

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The Fort de Cindey is a component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland. The Fort de Cindey was built in two steps: the first, between 1941 and 1946 and the second step, between 1948 and 1954. It was taken out of service in 1995. This fort was built in the Scex cliff face immediately to the west of Saint-Maurice to complement the existing Fort du Scex, built earlier in the same cliff. With the Fort du Scex, it comprises a fortress complex encased in rock high above the strategic Saint-Maurice valley. The fort was deactivated in 1995. It is now open for public tours during the summer months. ()

Local name: Festung Cindey Coordinates: 46°13'15"N, 7°0'11"E

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Fort de Cindey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grotte aux Fées, Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice Castle, Fort du Scex.

~1040 ftNW
Natural attraction, Park, Cave
Grotte aux Fées, Saint-Maurice
6 min walk • The Grotte aux Fées in the cliffs above Saint-Maurice, Switzerland is a natural limestone solution show cave, featuring a 77-metre high underground waterfall, claimed as the world's highest waterfall in a show cave. The cave was the first show cave in Switzerland.
~550 ftS
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Romanesque architecture
Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice
3 min walk • The Abbey of Saint Maurice, Agaunum is a Swiss monastery of canons regular in Saint-Maurice, Canton of Valais, which dates from the 6th century. It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass. The abbey itself is a territorial abbacy and not part of any diocese.
~950 ftN
Forts and castles
Saint-Maurice Castle, Saint-Maurice
5 min walk • Saint-Maurice Castle is a castle in the municipality of Saint-Maurice of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
0.6 miSW
Museum
Fort du Scex, Saint-Maurice
16 min walk • The Fort du Scex is a component of Fortress Saint-Maurice, which is in turn one of the three principal fortified regions of the National Redoubt of Switzerland.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fort de Cindey?

Nearby attractions include Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune, Saint-Maurice (3 min walk), Saint-Maurice Castle, Saint-Maurice (5 min walk), Grotte aux Fées, Saint-Maurice (6 min walk), Fort du Scex, Saint-Maurice (16 min walk).