Route d'Artagnan and Hannibal
Route d'Artagnan and Hannibal
Montgenèvre
The European d’Artagnan Route is a Council of Europe cultural route in May 2021. Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps was a major stage in the march to Italy.
The d’Artagnan European Route, certified as a Council of Europe Cultural Route in May 2021, follows in the footsteps of the historic Musketeer who roamed Europe, on horseback, in the service of King Louis XIV, and of Alexandre Dumas’ novelistic character.
The d’Artagnan European Route is a physical and linear walking itinerary, based on historical documents about Charles de Batz de Castelmore d’Artagnan, born in Lupiac in Gascony (FR) around 1615, and who died at the siege of Maastricht (NL) on June 25, 1673.
Among his 6 greatest adventures is La Route de Pinerolo: to watch over Fouquet (Louis XIV’s superintendent of finance), arrested by d’Artagnan in Nantes at Louis XIV’s request, after his detention at Vincennes during his trial. From Nantes, the musketeer crossed the whole of France, passing through Montgenèvre on his way to Pinerolo in Italy.
THE PASSAGE OF THE ALPS BY HANNIBAL
Hannibal’s crossing of the Alps was a major stage in the march to Italy by Hannibal Barca’s army, which took place at the end of 218 BC, at the start of the Second Punic War against Rome. This particular journey lasted fifteen days, covering approximately two hundred kilometers.
Almost forgotten in the Middle Ages, the question of Hannibal’s route across the Alps was revived by scholars from the 16th century onwards, with the rediscovery of the texts of Titus Livius. During this century of research, it was widely assumed that Hannibal passed through Montgenèvre on his journey, just as Julius Caesar did in 58 BC on his conquest of Gaul. This route has the immense advantage of being shorter than many of its Alpine counterparts at the time.
Rates
Free of charge.
Dates
All year round, daily.
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Updated 08/24/2023 – Montgenèvre Tourist Office –Suggest an edit
