Castles in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

Château
13126 Vauvenargues

Vauvenargues Castle, a Provencal bastide from the 13th to the 18th century, stands east of Aix-en-Provence, at the foot of the Sainte-Victoire mountain, famous for sheltering Pablo Picasso from 1958 to 1973.

Château fort
06270 Villeneuve-Loubet

The tower of the Madonna, pentagonal donjon of the 13th century, is the only vestige of the castle of La Garde in Villeneuve-Loubet (Alpes-Maritimes). Perched on a hill, it dominates the area with its statue of the Virgin added in the 19th century.

Château de style Classique
13570 Barbentane

The Château de Barbentane, nicknamed the Petit Trianon de Provence, is a 17th-18th-century Baroque residence in Barbentane (Bouches-du-Rhône), classified as a historical monument for its Italian decorations and park.

Château fort
13330 La Barben

The Château de La Barben, a former 11th century castle renovated in the 17th and 20th centuries, stands in La Barben in the Bouches-du-Rhône, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, near Salon-de-Provence.

Château
13100 Aix-en-Provence

The Château de la Calade, built in the 17th century in Aix-en-Provence, is a historical monument combining Manerist architecture and refined decorations, classified in 2015 and surrounded by a preserved park.

Château
83560 Esparron

The castle of Esparron, built in the 16th and 18th centuries, dominates the village of Esparron-de-Pallières in the Var. This historic monument, marked by the wars of Religion, embodies Provencal architecture and the history of the local lords.

Château
83570 Montfort-sur-Argens

The castle of Montfort-sur-Argens, built in the 13th and 16th centuries, dominates the Varician commune of the same name. This historic monument combines medieval architecture and Renaissance in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Château
06690 Tourrette-Levens

Tourrette-Levens Castle, built in the 13th century, is a castle located in Tourrette-Levens in the Alpes-Maritimes, famous for its medieval remains and its inscription to historical monuments since 1937.