Tour de la Madone
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Castle Facts:
Location: Villeneuve-Loubet, in the Alpes-Maritimes departement of France (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d-Azur Region).
Built: 13th century.
Condition: In good condition.
Ownership / Access: Private property.
Notes: Tour de la Madone is the keep of the old castle of La Garde built in the thirteenth century, located on the French town of Villeneuve-Loubet in the Alpes-Maritimes and the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.
The tower of the Madonna was listed as historic monuments December 14, 1989. The turn is a pentagonal keep 14 meters high whose tip is directed toward the side of a possible attack. It consists of three types of device height. The pentagonal shape of the tower is found in the keep of the castle of Villeneuve-Loubet, built in 1231-1234.
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DRAC Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur : Ouvrage fortifié dit tour de la Madone
Saint-Lauren-du-Var Histoire : Villeneuve-Loubet, le château de Lagarde ou tour de la Madone
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