Castel Sainte Claire

Before it was a castel, Sainte Claire was a convent of Poor Clares erected in 1634 on the western side of the old castle's second enclosure.
In 1849, Olivier Voutier, a naval officer and renowned archaeologist - he was the discoverer of the Venus de Milo in 1820 during a mission to the Cyclades - bought the ruins and had the present building constructed. He led a discreet life here, essentially as a family, and welcomed famous winter guests such as the composer Ambroise Thomas...