Castellar tourism and travel guide

Visit Castellar: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Castellar is a small 15th century village in the hills above Menton with various historic monuments to see

Castellar is situated in the Alpes-Maritimes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Castellar in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Menton at 3 km and Basilica of Saint-Michael the Archangel in Menton at 3 km.

Castellar, France: places to visit and attractions

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Sainte-Agnes

Most Beautiful Village at 3 km (direction west)

Sainte-Agnes is the highest coastal village in Europe, 800 metres above sea-level...

See Sainte-Agnes guide

Menton

at 3 km (direction south)

The beautiful town of Menton, on the slopes of a hill near...

See Menton guide

Basilica of Saint-Michael the Archangel in Menton

Church at 3 km (direction south-south-east)

The basilica of Saint-Michael the archangel in Menton is a baroque style...

See Basilica of Saint-Michael the Archangel in Menton guide

Gorbio

at 4 km (direction west-south-west)

You should visit the quiet village of Gorbio as much for the...

See Gorbio guide

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

at 5 km (direction south-west)

Medieval Roquebrune village and the coastal Cap Martin combine to make Roquebrune-Cap-Martin...

See Roquebrune-Cap-Martin guide

Peille

at 8 km (direction west)

Its remote location stops too many tourists reaching Peille but make the...

See Peille guide

Monaco

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

The Municipality of Monaco, with high-rise blocks squeezed onto every square inch,...

See Monaco guide

Sospel cathedral

Cathedral at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

The cathedral in Sospel is an impressive example of baroque architecture in...

See Sospel cathedral guide

Sospel

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

Between Menton and the mountains, the river and fortified bridge are a...

See Sospel guide

Peillon

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

Peillon is a small village, but the picturesque cobbled streets and the...

See Peillon guide

La Turbie

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

The small village of La Turbie developed in medieval times, or earlier,...

See La Turbie guide

The Jardin Exotique de Monaco

Garden at 10 km (direction south-west)

Stunning exotic garden overlooking Monaco and the Cote d'Azur...

See The Jardin Exotique de Monaco guide

Eze

at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

Eze is one of our favourite villages in the whole of France,...

See Eze guide

The Jardin Exotique d'Eze

Garden at 14 km (direction west-south-west)

The Exotic Garden of Eze is a beautiful garden overlooking the Cote...

See The Jardin Exotique d'Eze guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Alpes-Maritimes

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Map of places to visit near Castellar

Markets in and near Castellar

• Menton: market Tuesday & Monday (3km)
• Breil-sur-Roya: market Tuesday all day (15km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Mer: market Saturday (17km)
• Villefranche-sur-Mer: market Saturday (19km)
• Nice: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (21km)
• Carros: market Saturday (24km)
• Saint-Laurent-du-Var: market Tuesday & Sunday (29km)
• Cagnes-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (32km)
• Vence: market Tuesday & Friday (32km)
• Tende: market Wednesday all day (32km)

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Tourist attractions near Castellar, France

What to do at Castellar? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Castellar.

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (36km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Agnes (3km)
• Coaraze (17km)
• Gourdon (43km)

National Monuments

• Trophy of Augustus (10km)
• Saorge Monastery (21km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (48km)

Remarkable gardens

• Palais Carnolès (3km)
• La citronneraie (3km)
• Serre de la Madone (3km)
• Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (18km)
• Jardin botanique (22km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (36km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (39km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (46km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (54km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Menton (3km)
• Nice (21km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Tete de Chien (11km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (20km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (29km)
• Cirque du Gelas (37km)
• Caires de Cougourde (39km)
• Col de la Lombarde (52km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (48km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (19km)
• Parc Phœnix (27km)

Geography and distances

Castellar is in the south-east of France at 22 kilometres from Nice, the department capital (general information: Castellar is 686 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Nice airport. Coming from the UK by car the route takes about 12 hours (can be busy in summer). For driving distances to Castellar from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 5 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castillon, Gorbio, Menton, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Sainte-Agnes.

This page in French: Visiter Castellar