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.

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.

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.

Château fort
83310 Grimaud

The remains of Grimaud Castle, a medieval 11th century fortress, dominate the plain from a rocky piton. Redesigned in the 17th century, this listed monument is now in ruins.

Tour Carrée
83120 Sainte-Maxime

The square tower of Sainte-Maxime, a 16th century fortified building, dominates the Var city. Built in shale and limestone, it served as a refuge and then as a town hall-school, now home to a local museum.

Eglise gothique
83470 Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

The Basilica of Saint-Marie-Madeleine of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, a Provencal Gothic building of the 13th-17th centuries, houses the relics of Marie Madeleine and was a high medieval pilgrimage site in the Var, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Patrimoine hydraulique
83370 Fréjus

The ancient aqueduct of Fréjus, built in the second century, is a 41 km Roman structure classified as a Historical Monument since 1886. Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, it linked Mons to Fréjus to supply the city with water, with remains still visible today.

Bâtiment Renaissance
83670 Barjols

The Maison du Marquis de Pontevès, a 16th-century Renaissance building in Barjols (Var), is famous for its gate listed as a Historic Monument in 1921. Located in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, it bears witness to the civil architecture of the time.