Commentics 16 16 estoy muy contento de ver estas fotos,ya que yo hace unos anos,pase 2 meses dentro del fuerte de portalet como sdf,osea como ocupa,en pleno invierno,y ademas yo solo,se pasa mucho frio,y algunas veces hasta miedo,pero tengo buen recuerdo,ademas tendrian que montar un museo.

]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:25:00 +0200 item_2688 totaly loved the fort. best ever place to visit. its a life changing thing to see. i will never forget it.

]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:09:00 +0200 item_2666 .I make many regular trips through Somport (the last on 2 October 2008), unfortunately, the Fort is still not open, though there are many signs of work being carried out.

]]> Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:31:00 +0200 item_2664 Good it's been spotted! Pity it weren't Spaniards. Would've been another twist in a twisty history

]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:12:00 +0200 item_2146 I'll correct it. Indeed, the fort was liberated in August 1944 by the French Resistance...
Sorry for the big mistake...
S.

]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:57:00 +0200 item_2144 Where does the information "The fort is liberated by the Spanish army in August 1944." come from? As far as I know, no regular Spanish, ie General Franco's, army could have acted as liberators, since its engagement was at best "no beligerancia", or clandestine cooperation the the Axis countries. What might have been the case is the Spanish guerrilla resistance, as they did fight in the Pyrenees. Does anyone know about it? Or was it the French Maquis who liberated the Fort Portalet?
PS Thanks Slyv for your comment.

]]> Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:32:00 +0200 item_2143 Myself and 3 others discovered the Fort while on assingment in Spain spring of 1997. We drove by and saw the magnificence of the place. Not able to read the postings in French we crawled over the locked gate, ran accross the bridge and spent 3 hours exploring this awesome, forboding and exciting place. I still have photos and we still reminice of our adventure. Thanks for the memories rekindled by this site. As I still do not read French, I gather from Slyv's comments visitors are allowed...about time.

]]> Fri, 15 Feb 2008 15:51:00 +0100 item_1731 Hi,
No, it is not a "forbidden place" anymore. See the french version of this page here, I scanned an article from a local newspaper saying it has been reconverted. Now you can visit it legally!

]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:18:00 +0100 item_1680 I'd rather use the word awesome. Has anyone been there recently? Is it still "a forbidden place" or can you enter legally? I'll be in the vicinity before long and absolutely have to see it at close quarters and take some photographs. How can you approach it? Is there a waymarked footpath or trail leading up to the bridge in the pic (good one!!) published here?

]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:12:00 +0100 item_1679 Oh wow! I would buy that in a heartbeat if I had the means to restore it to life. It must have been so beautiful...what a waste.

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