France. Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Department of Hautes-Alpes. City of Briançon: the medieval festival. Briançon is located at an altitude
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France. Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Department of Hautes-Alpes. City of Briançon: the medieval festival. Briançon is located at an altitude of 1, 326 metres (4, 350 feet) in southeastern France, near the confluence of Durance and Guisane rivers. It is close to the Parc National des Ecrins and the Vallée de la Clarée. The old town was built by the military architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707) to protect the city from Austrians in the 17th century. Briançon has got steep and narrow streets and a lot of tourists visit it every year. A nearby mountain pass, the Col du Montgenèvre, leading towards Turin (former capital of the Duchy of Savoy, often at war with France). Several buildings of Briançon are now in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Every year there is a medieval festival in the old town, with knights and ladies in costume.