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Archives Tower

30 Reviews

#11 of 17 things to do in Vernon

Sights & Landmarks, Points of Interest & Landmarks, Observation Decks & Towers

Centre Ville, Vernon, France

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“It's Really Old!”

This tower is a remnant of an ancient Vernon castle dating back to the 12th century! You cannot go... read more

Reviewed November 9, 2017

Sue M

Williamsburg, Virginia

“Interesting Tower”

Amazing this tower still stands over the years. The gardens nearby in the park is very nice. You... read more

Reviewed June 3, 2015

scvrose

Fiddletown, California

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4.0 30 reviews

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Very good44%
Average23%
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Terrible3%

Jul 30, 2019

“5 minutes will see it "Done"!”

Aug 9, 2018

“Walled in city”

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Centre Ville, Vernon, France

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RevdLC

Reading, United Kingdom

288

Reviewed July 30, 2019

5 minutes will see it "Done"!

A good photo opportunity but that's about all. Set in small gardens with current building works in progress so not particularly scenic. What you see is what you get. There is no access to the tower and no information boards about the tower.

Date of experience: June 2019

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debsteroonie

orlando fl

27266

Reviewed August 9, 2018

Walled in city

Vernon was a protected, walled city along the Seine river. This tower is a beautiful souvenir of past history.

Date of experience: August 2018

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Sharon M

Abingdon, Maryland

1235438

Reviewed May 9, 2018

Really old tower

As we wandered around the town, our guide pointed out this tower. The tower is all that remains of the original Vernon castle that had been built in the early 1100s. This tower was known as "the keep" used for defense purposes. You can see...More

Date of experience: April 2018

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Sue M

Williamsburg, Virginia

994539

Reviewed November 9, 2017

It's Really Old!

This tower is a remnant of an ancient Vernon castle dating back to the 12th century! You cannot go in it and a small plaza with a fountain was built next to it. It's nice that it has survived all these centuries.

Date of experience: October 2017

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Rosaria E

246

Reviewed July 16, 2017

Drab

As everything that I have seen in Vernon...Useless, drab, grey and sad... Really disappointing. It is a tower, clearly remade.

Date of experience: July 2017

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mcitaly2016

Santiago, Chile

443560

Reviewed April 18, 2017

Nice tower, remainder of an ancient fortress

Nice tower, remainder of an ancient fortress, visible only externally. Nowadays it is surrounded by civil buildings and houses. In the same street one can see some nice medieval houses with wooden structure.

Date of experience: April 2017

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586alejs

13845

Reviewed February 10, 2017

nice tower from far away

Im not sure I would walk all the way to see this tower from city center, take your car. From far away you can also see it and its just as impressive.

Date of experience: February 2017

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Robert L

Amherst, Massachusetts

1182306

Reviewed August 26, 2016 via mobile

Walking tour

We walked around the watch tower and the attached medieval protective walks. The history is interesting as this is connected to Richard the Lion Hearted, but you can't go inside. Just worth walking by.....

Date of experience: August 2016

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scvrose

Fiddletown, California

908234

Reviewed June 3, 2015

Interesting Tower

Amazing this tower still stands over the years. The gardens nearby in the park is very nice. You can see the tower from afar, good locator. The tower was not open the day were we there.

Date of experience: May 2015

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Citallwic

Columbia, South Carolina

1711738

Reviewed October 8, 2014

One if the few remaining round towers in Normandy

This Archives Tower is one of the more interesting things to see in Vernon. The 72 foot-high structure was built as a keep in the late 1100s. There is no castle here now, except for a few remnants, but the big tower has survived (albeit...More