13 castles from the Renaissance in Alpes-Maritimes

13 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 13 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 13 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 13 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Roquebrune castle (open to visitors), Palais Lascaris (a listed historic monument), Château Grimaldi (Grimaldi Castle) (623 reviews), Château de Mouans (Mouans Castle) (on the historic monuments register) and Château de Vaugrenier (open to visitors).

4 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 3 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 7 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 13 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.