Ramparts of Fréjus, Roman defensive walls in Fréjus, France

The Ramparts of Fréjus are a wall of small, roughly rectangular stones in uneven courses, mottled grey, brown and black, encircling the Saint-Antoine hill as both defensive enclosure and retaining wall. The visible section has three narrow vertical openings below and, higher up, an arched opening, a cross-shaped opening and a second arched opening. Woodland borders the wall on both sides.

The walls were originally built by the Romans to protect the city and remained in use throughout the Middle Ages. In 1886 they received status as a classified historical monument, officially recognizing their importance to the region's past.

The wall follows the edge of the Saint-Antoine hill, serving both as a defensive enclosure and as a retaining wall for the ground behind it. Its course forms a hexagon, and one side once ran close to the shoreline. On the west the remains run along boulevard Séverin-Decuers.

The walls are accessible from several points throughout the city and form a natural walking route around the center. Informational panels along the way help you understand the different sections.

The wall's base is a broad, smooth, lighter patch rising from the ground, unlike the small mottled stones above it. Higher up, three larger openings pierce the masonry: an arched one on the left, a cross-shaped one in the centre and an arched one on the right. Three narrow vertical slits sit below them.