Heritage

The heritage of the Gorges du Verdon

From the prehistoric Baume Bonne cave to Vauban’s forts, from the Roman columns of Riez to the perched châteaux: the Verdon preserves a dense heritage. We record 199 geolocated heritage sites, of which 90 are listed or registered as Historic Monuments; 93 are presented here, category by category.

Ancient & prehistoric sites

8
  • Abri Donner Quinson
    Registered 1992
  • Baptistère de Riez Riez

    Early Christian baptistery from the 5th century — one of the few preserved in Provence.

    Listed 1840
  • Baume Bonne Quinson

    The major prehistoric cave of the Verdon: around 400,000 years of human occupation, in Quinson.

    Registered 1992
  • Cippe en pierre Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
    Listed 1913
  • Colonnes de Riez Riez

    Four monolithic granite columns, the remains of a 1st-century Roman temple.

    Listed 1840
  • Dolmen des Pierres Blanches Castellane
    Registered 1994
  • Fabrique de l'Abbé Jean Aups
    Registered 1949
  • Vestiges antiques de Riez Riez
    Listed 1983

Châteaux & fortresses

14
  • Château d'Aiguines Aiguines

    Château with four towers and glazed-tile roofs, above Lake Sainte-Croix. Façades and roofs registered in 1993, terraced garden listed in 1995.

    Listed 1995
  • Château d'Allemagne-en-Provence Allemagne-en-Provence

    Medieval towers and a Renaissance main building.

    Listed 1986
  • Château d'Esparron-de-Verdon Esparron-de-Verdon
    Listed 1979
  • Château de Campagne Roumoules

    Registered in 1989, listed in 1992; a roof of multicoloured glazed tiles, the largest in Provence in this style.

    Listed 1992
  • Château de Clumanc Clumanc
    Registered 1978
  • Château de Gréoux-les-Bains Gréoux-les-Bains
    Listed 1840
  • Château de la Palud-sur-Verdon La Palud-sur-Verdon
    Registered 1988
  • Château de La Verdière La Verdière
    Listed 1986
  • Château de Lineau Gréoux-les-Bains
    Registered 2023
  • Château de Saint-Ferréol Pontevès
    Registered 2013
  • Château de Taurenne Aups
    Registered 1989
  • Fort de France Colmars

    The second Vauban fort of Colmars, also known as Fort Calvaire, downstream from the town.

    Registered
  • Fort de Savoie Colmars

    Vauban fortification (late 17th century) guarding the border town of Colmars.

    Listed
  • Château de Trigance Trigance

    Medieval fortified château overlooking the village, now a hotel.

Museums

2
  • Musée de la Faïence Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
  • Musée de Préhistoire des gorges du Verdon Quinson

Bridges, mills & structures

6
  • Moulins à vent de Régusse Régusse
    Registered 1978
  • Pont d'Aiguines Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
    Registered 1945
  • Pont du Moulin Thorame-Haute
    Listed 1977
  • Pont Haut Colmars
    Registered 1948
  • Pont Saint-Roch Colmars
    Registered 1927
  • Pont sur l'Artuby Comps-sur-Artuby
    Registered 1990

Towers, ramparts & small heritage

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  • Cadran solaire de la maison communale Villars-Colmars
    Registered 1948
  • Cadran solaire, rue Voltaire Aups
    Registered 1949
  • Cadran solaire, tour de l'Horloge Aups

    Masonry of the tower registered in 1947; ironwork of the campanile and sundial listed in 1948.

    Listed 1948
  • Cimetière de Vergons Vergons
    Listed 1927
  • Clos de Villeneuve Valensole
    Registered 2018
  • Enceinte de Colmars Colmars
    Listed 1923
  • Fontaine de la Colonne Riez
    Listed 1921
  • Fontaine de Senez Senez
    Registered 1930
  • Grande fontaine de Valensole Valensole
    Listed 1962
  • Horloge publique d'Estoublon Estoublon
    Registered 1941
  • Hôtel de Mazan Riez
    Listed 1988
  • Hôtel Ferrier Riez
    Listed 1986
  • Hôtel, 7 place Saint-Antoine Riez
    Registered 1999
  • Maison 31 Grand-Rue de Riez Riez
    Listed 2022
  • Maison à encorbellement, 3 Grand-Rue Riez
    Registered 1999
  • Manoir à Quinson Quinson
    Listed 1993
  • Porte d'Ayguières Riez
    Listed 1921
  • Porte Saint-Sébastien Riez
    Listed 1921
  • Prieuré de Valmogne Baudinard-sur-Verdon
    Registered 1973
  • Remparts de Bargème Bargème
    Registered 1992
  • Source salée de Moriez Moriez
    Registered 1993
  • Source salée de Tartonne Tartonne
    Registered 1993
  • Tour carrée de Castellane Castellane
    Registered 1927
  • Tour de l'Annonciade Clumanc
    Registered 1989
  • Tour de l'Horloge Castellane
    Listed 1920
  • Tour de l'horloge de Saint-Martin-de-Brômes Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
    Listed 1921
  • Tour pentagonale de Castellane Castellane
    Listed 1921

+ 1 more site recorded across the area (not protected as a Historic Monument).

Notable churches & chapels

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  • Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Senez Senez
    Listed 1910
  • Chapelle des Pénitents de Ginasservis Ginasservis
    Registered 1927
  • Chapelle des Templiers de Comps-sur-Artuby Comps-sur-Artuby
    Listed 1891
  • Chapelle Notre-Dame de Beauvoir Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
    Listed 1921
  • Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Valvert de Vergons Vergons
    Listed 1927
  • Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs de Bargème Bargème
    Registered 1988
  • Chapelle Saint-Apollinaire de Puimoisson Puimoisson
    Listed 1976
  • Chapelle Saint-Didier de Comps-sur-Artuby Comps-sur-Artuby
    Registered 1926
  • Chapelle Saint-Jean de Comps-sur-Artuby Comps-sur-Artuby
    Registered 1926
  • Chapelle Saint-Maxime de Riez Riez
    Listed 1921
  • Chapelle Saint-Pons d'Eoulx Castellane
    Listed 1981
  • Chapelle Saint-Sébastien d'Allos Allos
    Registered 1996
  • Chapelle Saint-Thomas de Thorame-Basse Thorame-Basse
    Listed 1991
  • Chapelle Saint-Thyrse de Robion Castellane
    Listed 1944
  • Chapelle Sainte-Anne du Bourguet Le Bourguet
    Registered 1971
  • Église de l'Assomption de La Verdière La Verdière
    Registered 1947
  • Église Notre-Dame d'Entraigues Tartonne
    Registered 1972
  • Église Notre-Dame d'Estoublon Estoublon
    Registered 1926
  • Église Notre-Dame de Clumanc Clumanc
    Registered 1980
  • Église Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Moustiers-Sainte-Marie Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
    Listed 1913
  • Église Notre-Dame-de-Nazareth de Varages Varages
    Registered 1971
  • Église Notre-Dame-de-Valvert Allos
    Listed 1846
  • Église Notre-Dame-de-Vauvert de La Palud-sur-Verdon La Palud-sur-Verdon
    Registered 1948
  • Église Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Pons de Peyresq Thorame-Haute
    Registered 1971
  • Église Saint-Denis de Valensole Valensole
    Registered 1994
  • Église Saint-Julien de Montpezat Montagnac-Montpezat
    Registered 2003
  • Église Saint-Laurent de Bargème Bargème
    Registered 1987
  • Église Saint-Martin de Colmars Colmars
    Listed 1994
  • Église Saint-Martin de Saint-Martin-de-Brômes Saint-Martin-de-Brômes
    Registered 1959
  • Église Saint-Michel de Puimoisson Puimoisson
    Registered 1926
  • Église Saint-Nicolas de Bargème Bargème
    Registered 1988
  • Église Saint-Pancrace d'Aups Aups
    Registered 1971
  • Église Saint-Pons de Peyroules Peyroules
    Registered 2006
  • Église Saint-Victor de Castellane Castellane
    Listed 1944
  • Orgue de la cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Riez Riez
    MH
  • Orgue de tribune de la cathédrale de Riez Riez
    MH

+ 105 more churches and chapels recorded across the area (not protected as Historic Monuments).

Frequently asked questions

What heritage is there to visit in the Gorges du Verdon?

The must-sees: the prehistoric Baume Bonne cave and the Musée de préhistoire de Quinson; the Roman remains of Riez (four columns of a 1st-century temple and an Early Christian baptistery); Vauban’s fortifications at Colmars-les-Alpes (Fort de Savoie and Fort de France); the châteaux of Aiguines, Allemagne-en-Provence and Trigance; and the faience of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie with its Notre-Dame-de-Beauvoir chapel and its star.

How many historic monuments are there in the Verdon?

We list 90 buildings protected as Historic Monuments (listed or registered) across the Verdon area, among 199 geolocated built-heritage sites — from châteaux and forts to village churches and chapels.

Are there châteaux in the Verdon?

Yes, several, often listed or registered as Historic Monuments: the château of Aiguines (above Lake Sainte-Croix), the Renaissance château of Allemagne-en-Provence, the medieval château of Trigance, and those of Esparron-de-Verdon, Gréoux-les-Bains and La Palud-sur-Verdon.

What Roman remains can you see in the Verdon?

At Riez (the ancient Colonia Julia Augusta Apollinaris Reiorum, founded under Augustus): four monolithic granite columns, the remains of a 1st-century temple, and a 5th-century Early Christian baptistery, one of the few preserved in Provence.

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