Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Var

Aqueduc
83390 Cuers

The Cinq-Ponts Watershed, built between the 14th and 15th centuries in Cuers (Var), is an emblematic historical monument of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, classified for its medieval architecture.

Patrimoine défensif
83400 Hyères

The Fort de la Repentance, built in the 19th century on the island of Porquerolles (Hyères, Var), is a military work transformed into an Orthodox monastery. Ranked a historic monument in 1989, it illustrates the coastal defensive architecture of the Séré de Rivières era.

Tour
83200 Toulon

The Royal Tower, or Grosse Tour, is a 16th century circular fort in Toulon, designed to defend the rade. A masterpiece of Renaissance military architecture, it combines defensive innovation and Italian aesthetics.

Patrimoine défensif
83400 Hyères

The Grand Langoustier Fort, built in the 17th century on the island of Porquerolles (Hyères), is a schist-style military structure with a pyramidal artillery tower and a polygonal enclosure. Registered as a historical monument in 1989, it dominates Port Fay Cove.

Eglise romane
83600 Fréjus

Saint-Léonce de Fréjus Cathedral, a medieval building with paleo-Christian origins (Vth century), combines octagonal Baptistery, Romanesque cloister and 13th century bell tower in the Var, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Tour
83400 Hyères

The Fondue tower of Hyères, an ancient 17th century coastal battery located on the peninsula of Giens, was used to defend the pass towards Porquerolles. Classified as a historical monument, it now houses a centre of interpretation.

Chartreuse
83136 Méounes-lès-Montrieux

The Chartreuse de Montrieux, founded in the 12th century in Méounes-lès-Montrieux in the Var, is a Cartusian monastery with historical monuments, famous for its medieval history and preserved remains.

Patrimoine défensif
83230 Bormes-les-Mimosas

The fort of Brégançon, a 17th century French presidential residence, is a military building transformed into an official resort, located on a rocky island in Bormes-les-Mimosas, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.