18 castles from the Classical period in Alpes-Maritimes

18 châteaux listed · verified entries first, then the most visited; alphabetical index at the bottom of the page

Of the 61 castles we list in Alpes-Maritimes, these 18 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 18 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Classical period, spread across 13 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Palais Lascaris (open to visitors), Propriété dite Le Palais Carnoles (free entry), Château Valrose (a listed historic monument), Château de Mouans (Mouans Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Bastide du Roy (175 reviews).

5 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 4 and the prices of 2 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 9 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Classical period, with 18 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.