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Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

Retrouvez les 214 selected monuments of the region Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur recensés par Musée du Patrimoine de France.
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Sélection de 8 most beautiful monuments sur 214 en Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur

Simiane-la-Rotonde Castle
Château fort
04150 Simiane-la-Rotonde

The castle of Simiane-la-Rotonde, built between the 12th and 13th centuries, dominates the Provencal village of the same name. This castle, famous for its dodecagonal Romanesque dungeon, is a medieval jewel of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Lérins Abbey
Eglise romane et gothique
06400 Cannes

The abbey of Lérins, founded in the 5th century on the island of Saint-Honorat near Cannes, is an emblematic fortified monastery of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, mixing medieval monastic history and architectural heritage of the 11th-XIXth centuries.
Former Abbey of Saint-Pons, currently Pasteur Hospital
Eglise baroque
06300 Nice

The former Abbey of Saint-Pons, founded in the 8th century in Nice, is a Benedictine monastery transformed into a hospital in the 20th century. Its 18th century baroque church and cloister are listed as historical monuments.
Fort de Tournoux
Patrimoine défensif
04530 La Condamine-Châtelard

The Fort de Tournoux, a 19th-century military structure, dominates the Ubaye valley at La Condamine-Châtelard (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence). Composed of three strong superimposed, it protected the Italian border via the Larche Pass.
Tour du Mont d'Or de Manosque
Tour
04100 Manosque

The Tour du Mont d'Or is an ancient medieval watch tower of 17 m, vestige of the Castrum de Manosque, located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.
Porte de la Saunerie à Manosque
Porte-de-ville
04100 Manosque

The Porte de la Saunerie, built in 1382 in Manosque, is a fortified door in Romanesque style classified as a historical monument, medieval symbol of the city in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Sisteron citadel
Citadelles
04200 Sisteron

The citadel of Sisteron, a medieval fortress and military bastion of the 16th-17th centuries, dominates the town of Sisteron in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, a strategic lock between Dauphiné and Provence.
Pont Haut de Colmars
Pont
04370 Colmars

The 18th-century Colmars High Bridge is a stone bridge across the Verdon River in Colmars, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, which was declared a historic monument in 1948.