View of the Porte d'Ardon

One of the most beautiful views of the Porte d'Ardon, one of only three surviving gates from medieval times (there were 14 at the time!). It is also known as the Porte Royée, because royal convoys used to pass through it on their way to the palace. It is also said that Roland (yes, the one from Roncevaux) and Henri IV used it, and it was also through here that a squad from the 355th Infantry Regiment passed through early in the afternoon of 13 October 1918 to liberate the occupied town...