Castles in the Vaucluse

Château de style néo-classique et palladien
84200 Carpentras

The Château du Martinet, a former neo-classical seigneurial residence of the seventeenth century, is located in Carpentras in the Vaucluse, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Reconstructed in the 19th century, it combines history and elegant architecture.

Château
84130 Le Pontet

The castle of Fargues, located in the Pontet in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, is a 14th century medieval building, marked by the history of the papacy of Avignon and transformed into a municipal cultural place after restoration in the 20th century.

Château fort
84360 Lauris

Lauris Castle, rebuilt in the 18th century in Lauris (Vaucluse), dominates the Durance Valley with its gardens and hydraulic devices classified as historical monuments since 2003.

Château
84600 Valréas

The Hotel de Simiane, a former 17th-century mansion in Valréas (Vaucluse), is a listed historical monument combining Baroque architecture and municipal functions since the 19th century.

Château fort
84110 Vaison-la-Romaine

The castle of Vaison-la-Romane, a 12th century medieval fortress, dominates the upper town of Vaison-la-Romane in Vaucluse. Symbol of the struggles between Counts of Toulouse and bishops, it overlooks the Gallo-Roman remains and the Ouvèze.

Château de style Renaissance
84220 Lioux

The castle of Javon, built in the 15th century, dominates Lioux in the Vaucluse. This Provencal Renaissance monument, marked by the Wars of Religion, bears witness to the history of Comtat Venaissin.

Château fort
84230 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The château de l'Hers, castle fort of the 12th–XIVth centuries, dominates the Rhône in Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Vaucluse). Former strategic enclave of Languedoc, it was a toll and medieval surveillance post, now classified as a historical monument.

Château
84220 Cabrières-d'Avignon

Cabrières Castle, built between the twelfth and seventeenth centuries in Cabrières-d'Avignon (Vaucluse), is a private historical monument marked by reconstructions after religious conflicts. It dominates the Monts de Vaucluse in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.