Built in the second half of the ninth century by Conrad I, then Earl of Ventimiglia Castle Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, had then intended to defend the west of his feudal domain border.
Enlarged in the fifteenth century by the Grimaldi, the fortress now registered for Historical Monuments is subsequently sold as national property in the early nineteenth century. Bought in 1911 by Sir William Ingram, a British rich, Castle Roquebrune-Cap-Martin then experienced a long restoration campaign before returning property of the city ten years later.
Now open to the public, the site offers travel lanes carved into the rock and admire the oldest keep in France. One option is to discover the hall receptions, the guard, the House of archers, the armory, the common room or the way round. On the fourth floor, the upper platform of artillery offers a breathtaking view of the city, Monaco or the famous Cap Martin.