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Place · Champ de Mars & Fort Adelaide

Fort Adelaide (the Citadel)La Citadelle

A nineteenth-century fort on a hill above the city: go before 10:00 for the view over the harbour and the racecourse, 30 minutes, then a taxi down.

go at hour · before 10:00admission: unknownNot field-verified
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Time on site

30–40 min

p95 60 min

Price

on site

Hours

unknown

Best time

before 10:00

quietest window

28″ bags

Painful

Champ de Mars & Fort Adelaide: painful

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Time on site

minutes

Minimum

20min

Worthwhile

30min

Typical

40min

p95

60min

Opening hours are not printed until verified.

Getting in

Stop
Taxi to the fort entrance on Sebastopol Street
Exit
—
Ticket
on site · official site
Stairs
note: Steps and a steep path
Shoes
Shoes on.

Crowds and switching

Crowd clock
Quiet early; hot and shadeless by 11:00.
Sensory load
3/5
Exposure
high

Bailouts

  1. heat

    Racecourse-side café

  2. crowd

    Racecourse-side café

Nearest rescue anchor: A — Fort forecourt (field-verify)

Red lines

  • Stay on the paths and rails; the ramparts have drops.

Nearby

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.

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