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The High Land

Citadel of the metropolitan area with its mountain massif culminating at 3,143 meters, nature has carved, over the centuries, grandiose landscapes.

Villages, built on the rock or unfolding harmoniously in the valleys, offer the authenticity of a jealously guarded heritage.

In summer, it is a privileged site for an active outdoor holiday, famous for the beauty of its lakes, forests, summits, clues ...

In winter, it is a paradise for board sports with its ski resorts offering snow and sunshine ...

Quite simply, this haven of calm and freshness delivers a privileged site for a stay in the fresh air in a setting of magnificent mountains!

Towns and villages in the High Land

Saint-Martin-Vésubie

Saint-Martin-Vésubie is nestled, 975m above sea level, at the gateway to the Mercantour National Park amid 3,600 hectares of forest.
Dubbed La Suisse Niçoise (‘Nice’s Little Switzerland’), this Mediaeval village also features various fine...

Bureau d'Information Touristique - Place du Général de Gaulle - 06450 SAINT-MARTIN-VÉSUBIE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 03 21 28

Rimplas

A small village built like a stairway on a mountainous ridge with a dizzying view over the valley of the Tinée on one side and the Val de Blore on the other.
Rimplas features lovely little Mediaeval streets in the middle of which runs a rivulet,...

Hôtel de Ville - 3 Promenade St-Roch - 06420 RIMPLAS
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 80 93

Roure

Facing due South, Roure enjoys an appealing climate, protected from the prevailing winds. The houses, built of purple stone with their agro-pastoral architecture, are characteristic of the valley.
Roure’s Marcel Kroenlein Arboretum features...

Mairie - Place André Ségur - 06420 ROURE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 00 70

La Bollène-Vésubie

On the Route des Grandes Alpes, which reaches the Bévéra Valley over Col de Turini, La Bollène-Vésubie is a very old village built on the slope of a mountain promontory.
With its splendid oval layout girdled by the road, it is made up narrow...

Bureau d'Information Touristique - Place du Général de Gaulle - 06450 LA BOLLÈNE-VÉSUBIE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 03 60 54

Saint-Dalmas Le Selvage

Saint-Dalmas-le-Selvage

Near where the Tinée River takes its source, the village is huddled at the foot of a majestic cirque of towering mountains and vertiginous grey cliffs.
Strolling through the narrow paved streets offers a chance to admire the many sundials and dark...

Mairie - 06660 SAINT-DALMAS-LE-SELVAGE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 46 40

Isola / Isola 2000

Isola

Isola is a picturesque Mediaeval village located 870m above sea level at the confluence of the Tinée River and Castiglione stream, offering calm and serenity.
Its historic heritage and local culture make it the pride of its inhabitants. Its many...

Immeuble le Pelevos - Station Isola 2000 - 06420 ISOLA
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 23 15 15

Marie

Marie, whose name appeared for the first time in 1066, is a mediaeval perched village which has kept all its authenticity.
Overlooking the Tinée Valley, it is a holiday paradise with activities essentially turned towards Nature. It offers an...

Mairie - Place de la Mairie - 06420 MARIE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 03 73

Lantosque

Destroyed several times by earthquakes in previous centuries, this picturesque village on its promontory overlooks the Vésubie Valley.
A mountain village stretching in two groups of buildings on a promontory, it has a few older tall houses, broad...

Mairie - Place de la Mairie - 06450 LANTOSQUE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 03 00 02

Roubion

Roubion’s five hamlets are scattered amid meadows and forest between 1,335 and 1,920m above sea level.
The fortified village clings proudly to a cliff overlooking the valley from its ramparts. Its Mediaeval style, steep narrow streets and many old...

Hôtel de ville - 06420 ROUBION
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 10 30

Ilonse

Isola is a picturesque Mediaeval village located 870m above sea level at the confluence of the Tinée River and Castiglione stream, offering calm and serenity.
It is built in tiers, with a splendid covered wash house with columns, superb stone...

Mairie - Place Serret - 06420 ILONSE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 03 49

Saint-Etienne de Tinée / Auron

Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée

A major crossroads in the heart of the Mercantour National Park, Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée aims to be an authentic cultural centre, surrounded by mountains towering over 3,000m above sea level.
The village offers a range of colours and an amazing...

Bureau d'Information Touristique - Rue des communes de France - 06660 SAINT-ETIENNE-DE-TINÉE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 41 96

Belvédère

A perched village in the Vésubie Valley, Belvédère is a ‘must’ for mountaineers heading for the famous Gordolasque Valley.
The heart of the village has lost none of its old-fashioned charm: narrow streets, little squares, tall alpine...

51 rue Victor Maurel - 06450 BELVÉDÈRE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 03 51 66

Clans

In the Tinée Valley, Clans is a little village with many treasures: fine stone houses, old wash houses and troughs, 16th-century flour mill, etc.
The spacious Place du Verger, with the shade of its plane trees and lime trees and fountains, is ideal...

Mairie- 1670 Route de la Tinée - 06420 CLANS
Tel.: +33(0)9 63 66 09 78

Valdeblore / La Colmiane

Valdeblore

In the Mercantour National Park, Valdeblore is a pastoral community made up of several mountain villages over 1,000m above sea level:
La Bolline, La Roche, Saint-Dalmas, as well as the hamlet of Mollières (1,600m above sea level) and La Colmiane ski...

Bureau d'Information Touristique - la Colmiane - 06420 VALDEBLORE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 23 25 90

La Tour-sur-Tinée

Built on a ridge overlooking the Tinée Valley, surrounded by peaks and wooded slopes, La Tour-sur-Tinée boasts a superb panorama and natural setting.
The village has preserved its Mediaeval configuration with paved streets and square lined with...

Mairie - Agence Postale - 06420 LA TOUR-SUR-TINÉE
Tel.:

Venanson

Perched on a rocky peak 1,164m above sea level, Venanson is a genuine belvedere overlooking the Vésubie Valley and a charming village with picturesque little streets and a fabulous panorama from the top of its cliff!
With its grandiose natural...

Mairie - 1 Place du Lavoir - 06450 VENANSON
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 03 23 05

Roquebillière

Roquebillière is huddled near the river in the heart of the Vésubie valley, 600m above sea level.
At the gateway to the Mercantour National Park, It’s a privileged site for a stay in the fresh air! Throughout the year, events and events enliven...

Mairie - Av Corniglion Molinier - 06450 ROQUEBILLIÈRE
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 03 51 60

Bairols

A Mediaeval village nestled in a spectacular setting, Bairols is built on a ridge 830m above sea level overlooking the Tinée Valley.
This is a ‘village of millennial stones’ with cool narrow streets, vaults, covered passageways and vertiginous...

Mairie - Place Hotel De Ville - 06420 BAIROLS
Tel.: +33(0)4 93 02 90 46

Tournefort

Tournefort was rebuilt with dispersed houses after the village was destroyed by the earthquake of 1887.
The old village can easily be reached by a trail with broad steps; the ruins of the castle overrun by vegetation are easily accessible thanks to...

Mairie - 63 Route de Massoins - 06420 TOURNEFORT
Tel.:

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The High Land

Towns and villages in the High Land

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