France · Ruin
Fraxinetum
Fraxinetum was a Muslim fortress and frontier settlement on the Mont des Maures near modern La Garde-Freinet, active from about 887 until its defeat in 972. From this hilltop base the settlers controlled coastal approaches and Alpine passes and used ships based on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez for raids and communications.
First raised
800
Its prime
945
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 945
The shape it held in its prime.
A compact stone fortification crowning the rounded, tree-covered crest of the Mont des Maures above La Garde-Freinet, set well above a small coastal settlement and the wide sweep of the Gulf of Saint-Tropez. The hill is clothed in dense ash forest with a single steep, narrow track winding to the summit; the fortress presents contiguous stone ramparts and defensive platforms hugging the crest and commands long views inland toward mountain passes and seaward across the gulf.
Step inside
7 places to explore in 945.
The record describes 7 distinct spots at Fraxinetum — including 1 interior: inner courtyard and garrison. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more rooms of the immersive experience.
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See Fraxinetum with the fires lit.
The artist rebuilds it as it stood in 945 — a photoreal walk that belongs to you alone. Pay with coins, no subscription needed.
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