9 castles among the most visited in Alpes-Maritimes
9 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 9 match this criterion, ranked by how visited they are. Opening hours, prices and access checked at the source when the château answers.
We record 9 castles, manor houses and strongholds among the most visited, spread across 6 towns and villages. The ones with the most visitor reviews are Colline du Château (open to visitors), Palais de la Méditerranée (a listed historic monument), Roquebrune castle (on the historic monuments register), Palais Lascaris (2,080 reviews) and Castle of Gairaut (open to visitors).
7 of them receive visitors, according to their official website or their business listing. We have checked the opening hours of 7 and the prices of 4 of them, and each entry shows the date of that check. 4 of them are listed historic monuments, the highest level of protection in French heritage law. The dominant period is the Middle Ages, with 3 buildings. Each entry says what we could verify and what still needs confirming: enough to plan a day that holds together.
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Colline du Château
Nice · Alpes-Maritimes
Listed monument
Palais de la Méditerranée
Nice · Alpes-Maritimes
Listed monument
Roquebrune castle
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin · Alpes-Maritimes
Adult €5
Listed monumentPalais Lascaris
Nice · Alpes-Maritimes
Adult €5

Castle of Gairaut
Nice · Alpes-Maritimes
Listed monument
Château fort ou ancien monastère de Lérins
Cannes · Alpes-Maritimes
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Château de la Garoupe (Garoupe Castle)
Antibes · Alpes-Maritimes
Listed monumentPropriété dite Le Palais Carnoles
Menton · Alpes-Maritimes
Free entry
Listed monumentChâteau Grimaldi (Grimaldi Castle)
Cagnes-sur-Mer · Alpes-Maritimes
Adult €4✓ Verified