16 castles from the Renaissance in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

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

Of the 40 castles we list in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, these 16 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 16 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 16 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Simiane-la-Rotonde (open to visitors), Citadelle d'Entrevaux (a listed historic monument), Château d'Esparron-de-Verdon (119 reviews), Château de la Palud-sur-Verdon (Palud-sur-Verdon Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Volonne (Volonne Castle) (a listed historic monument).

3 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 3 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 Renaissance, with 16 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.