Château de Saint-Martin

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The Château de Saint-Martin, at the heart of the village of Saint-Martin-de-Pallières (Var), is first mentioned in the 13th century. The medieval castle was remodelled at the beginning of the 17th century, and the park was created in the 18th century. Damaged during the Revolution, the building was restored in 1820 and then extended with a wing at right angles in 1865. It takes the form of a square block flanked by three crenellated towers rebuilt in the 19th century, to which a fourth, later tower on the east wing is added. The park, laid out along the axis of the façades, contains a dovecote and a henhouse. A large vaulted underground cistern, supported by twenty pillars, was dug in 1747.