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La Turbie
La Turbie is a town slightly north of Monaco on the French Riviera.
The village is found on the spectacular Grand corniche road that runs from Nice to Monaco - one of the great scenic highlights of this region.
The village is well worth exploring, with exotic plants and bouganvilleas livening the pretty medieval streets. One other highlight is the little church of Saint Michel.
Apart from the village itself, and the great views from the corniche, it is the great Roman monument in La Turbie that will catch your attention.
Known as the 'Trophy of the Alps' and built around 6BC, the large monument once featured a great statue of the Emperor Augustus atop a circular building surrounded by columns, itself standing on a very large stone pedestal. at that time the location was on the boundary between the Roman empire and gaul that stood beyond.
The statue is no longer, and the structure substantially fell into ruin and destruction over the intervening centuries - much of the village of La Turbie was constructed with stone pillaged from the monument. 20th century renovation efforts have gone a long way to recapturing the glory of the monument. The plaque that marks the victories of Augustus over the tribes of Liguria - the original monument was constructed to celebrate these victories - has also been restored.
The views from the monument at La Turbie are far-reaching and extremely impressive - among the best in the French Riviera.
La Turbie: tourist information, map, travel plans and gites
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Places to visit - La Turbie
Explore places within about 70 kilometres on a map: La Turbie.
Some of the closer places are listed below (distances from La Turbie are approximate and direct - as the crow flies. Only places listed on the france this way site are shown!)
- Cap Ferrat French Riviera peninsula at 10 km
- Coaraze Most beautiful village at 17 km
- Gorbio French Riviera town at 7 km
- Menton Coast town at 11 km
- Monaco Independent Principality at 1 km
- Nice Major Riviera resort at 15 km
- Peillon French Riviera town at 4 km
- Roquebrune-Cap-Martin French Riviera town at 7 km
- Sainte-Agnes Most beautiful village at 9 km
- Saorge French Riviera town at 31 km
- Sospel French Riviera town at 15 km
- Villefranche-sur-Mer French riviera town at 11 km
- See also La Turbie (version Francais)
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