22 castles from the Middle Ages in Vaucluse

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

Of the 99 castles we list in Vaucluse, these 22 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 22 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Middle Ages, spread across 17 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Palais des Papes (open to visitors), Château de Lourmarin (Lourmarin Castle) (a listed historic monument), Ancien petit séminaire, dit Petit Palais ou Palais Jules II, actuellement Musée du Petit Palais (free entry), Château de Saumane-de-Vaucluse (293 reviews) and L'ancienne livrée de Montfavet dit également couvent Notre-Dame de Bon Repos (ancien) ou monastère Notre-Dame de Bon Repos (on the historic monuments register).

7 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 6 and the prices of 6 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 11 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 22 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.