12 castles from the Renaissance in Var

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

Of the 52 castles we list in Var, these 12 have a building campaign from this period, according to the French Ministry of Culture's records.

We record 12 castles, manor houses and strongholds from the Renaissance, spread across 12 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Château de Grimaud (Grimaud Castle) (open to visitors), Château de Peiresc (Peiresc Castle) (on the historic monuments register), Châteaux d'Astros (with a restaurant), Domaine d'Orvès (246 reviews) and Château de Saint-Martin-de-Pallières (open to visitors).

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. 3 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Renaissance, with 12 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.