Selection of the most beautiful monuments in the Var

Eglise baroque
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.

Citadelles
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.

Château
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.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
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.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
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.

Fort
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.

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.

Patrimoine défensif
83400 Hyères

Fort de l'Estissac, built in the 17th century on the island of Port-Cros (Hyères), is a defensive military work against Spanish threats, now open to the public and integrated into the national park.