Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Var

Baroque Church
83990 Saint-Tropez

The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Saint-Tropez, a baroque building dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, dominates the historic heart of this emblematic Varician town of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Citadels
83990 Saint-Tropez

The citadel of Saint-Tropez, built in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, is a pre-Vauban coastal fortress overlooking the Gulf, now home to a museum of maritime history in the Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Strong
83400 Hyères

The Château Sainte-Agathe is a 16th century military fort located on the island of Porquerolles, in Hyères (Var), built to protect the inhabitants from pirates and naval attacks.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
83570 Entrecasteaux

The Château d'Entrecasteaux, a former 11th-century fortress rebuilt in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries, dominates the Var village of Entrecasteaux in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Its French garden, attributed to Le Nôtre, and its history linked to the Marquise de Sévigné make it an emblematic site.

Medieval and Renaissance Castle
83170 Vins-sur-Caramy

The Château de Vins, built between the 15th and 18th centuries in Vins-sur-Caramy (Var), combines medieval architecture and Renaissance. Dominating the Caramy valley, this historic monument bears witness to the transition between fortress and seigneurial residence, marked by the influence of Provence families such as the Wine Guards.

Castle
83560 La Verdière

The Château de La Verdière, built in the 10th century in La Verdière (Var), is a vast Provencal castle transformed in the 17th and 18th centuries, famous for its gypsies and its hybrid architecture combining medieval fortress and pleasure residence.

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.

Romanesque Church
83610 Collobrières

The Chartreuse de la Verne, an ancient Cartus abbey founded in 1170, is a medieval jewel located in Collobrières in the Var, in the heart of the Maures massif. Ranked a historic monument, it combines Romanesque architecture and 18th century restorations.