Château de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

The castle's origins date back to the late 10th century when Conrad I, Count of Ventimiglia, had it built. Its primary purpose was to repel Saracen incursions. The property changed hands multiple times, from the Counts of Ventimiglia to the Counts of Provence and then to the Republic of Genoa. For several centuries, it was owned by the Monegasque Grimaldi family, who redesigned it and equipped it with artillery for defense. Originally conceived as a fortress that surrounded the village with a protective wall and six gates, the keep became the core of the castle in the 15th century. The rest of the fortified area was gradually filled with residential buildings of the present-day village. In 1808, the castle became private property, was acquired by Sir William Ingram in 1911, and donated to the commune in 1921. Since 1927, it has been listed as a Monument historique.