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La Tour de Crest Tower
The donjon of Crest Castle in the Drôme Valley is the highest medieval keep in France. The tower can be scaled by stairs while abseiling is at times allowed from the top.
The medieval keep of the castle in Crest is at 52 m the highest surviving donjon in France. The castle tower can be scaled via staircases for great views of Crest and the Drôme River and on summer weekends it is possible to abseil from the top. As only the keep survived from the original huge fortress, the building is referred to as La Tour de Crest (tower) rather than Château de Crest (castle). Crest is in the Drôme Valley and a great day-trip from Grenoble, Valence, Chambéry, and French Alpine ski resorts. Read the rest of this entry »