Castellar, former fief of the Lascaris

Castellar has a beautiful heritage: vaulted passages, numerous facades in yellow and orange tones, a baroque style palace, fountains and wash houses from the 19th century, religious buildings, agricultural buildings... 
Today, several craftsmen and artists exhibit their works here:
Martine Prunier, artist-plastician, offers her workshops in the former Penitents Noirs chapel, at 5 rue Sarrail;
Sculpture and painting at the Galerie Collectif d'Artistes Plasticien.nes, on the Place Clemenceau;
A. Simonetti Blades blacksmith-cutter, courtyard of the Palais Lascaris, at 58 rue de la République;
Rachel Sanchez proposes her artistic ceramics at 52 rue de la République;
Michel Morlot and Louis Guiguet, artists-painters, exhibit at the Castell'Art gallery, at 58 rue de la République;
Castellar is also known for its hiking trails which offer a magnificent panorama of the sea, the valley and the surrounding mountains, as well as breathtaking views of Menton, Italy and the French Riviera coastline. 
To see:
The medieval town, the oil mill, the Palais Lascaris, the Chapel of the White Penitents and the Chapel of the Black Penitents and the surrounding chapels
Hiking: known stage of the GR 51 and 52, the Plan du Lion, Castellar-Menton, the Grand Mont/Grammondo, the Roc de l'Orméa tour. 

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