A 17th-century Franciscan monastery above the dramatic hill village of Saorge, whose tall houses cling to the cliffs of the Roya valley. Its cloister is decorated with painted scenes, and writers now stay here in residence.
The village, built in tiers above the gorge, is one of the most striking in the Alpes-Maritimes. The Roya valley railway from Nice stops nearby.
A huge Roman monument raised in 6 BC on a pass above Monaco to celebrate Emperor Augustus's conquest of the Alpine tribes, whose 45 names are carved …
A medieval village perched on a rocky peak 427 m above the Mediterranean, between Nice and Monaco.
Nice's famous seafront promenade curves for 7 km along the Baie des Anges, lined with palm trees and grand hotels such as the Negresco.
A range of red volcanic rock plunging into the blue Mediterranean between Saint-Raphaël and Cannes, crossed by the spectacular coast road, the Cornic…
Europe's largest canyon, up to 700 m deep, carved by the turquoise Verdon river through the limestone of Provence.
A fortified town built by Vauban in 1693 on a rocky plateau where the Durance and Guil valleys meet, part of the World Heritage listing of his fortif…
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