Ascros tourism and travel guide

Photo is of Entrevaux at 17 km from Ascros

Visit Ascros: highlights and tourist information

Ascros is situated in the Alpes-Maritimes department and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region.

Popular places to visit nearby include Entrevaux at 17 km and Gourdon at 23 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Ascros, France: places to visit and attractions

Some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Ascros in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Note that all distances below are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater!

Entrevaux

at 17 km (direction west), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

The narrow medieval streets and the citadel on the hill above the...

See Entrevaux guide

Gourdon

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction south)

Gourdon is practically the archetypal Provencal village, unmissable by you and by...

See Gourdon guide

Tourrettes-sur-Loup

at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

It is the medieval centre and the lovely views that will attract...

See Tourrettes-sur-Loup guide

Vence

at 23 km (direction south-south-east)

After exploring the walled historic centre of Vence you can take a...

See Vence guide

Coaraze

Most Beautiful Village at 23 km (direction east)

Coaraze is one of several picturesque villages in the mountains north of...

See Coaraze guide

Le Bar-sur-Loup

at 24 km (direction south)

An attractive village with ruins of a castle and fortified walls, and...

See Le Bar-sur-Loup guide

Fondation Maeght

Museum at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

The Fondation Maeght art gallery in Saint-Paul-de-Vence features works by famous modern...

See Fondation Maeght guide

Saint-Paul-de-Vence

at 26 km (direction south-south-east)

On of the highlights in the pretty village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence is the...

See Saint-Paul-de-Vence guide

Mercantour National Park

National Parc at 28 km (direction north-north-east)

The National Park of Mercantour, in the Alps near the Italian border,...

See Mercantour National Park guide

Annot

at 28 km (direction west), in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

The small village of Annot is most unusual, being built around great...

See Annot guide

Opio

at 28 km (direction south)

Opio is a tiny village in the hills, with very far-reaching views...

See Opio guide

Grasse

at 30 km (direction south-south-west)

Grasse, the perfume capital of France, also has a very extensive old...

See Grasse guide

Cagnes-sur-Mer

Seaside resort at 31 km (direction south-south-east)

If you visit the resort and beaches of Cagnes-sur-Mer be sure to...

See Cagnes-sur-Mer guide

Valbonne

at 31 km (direction south)

Very quiet when we visited, we found Valbonne to be an almost...

See Valbonne guide

... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Alpes-Maritimes

Map of places to visit near Ascros

Markets in and near Ascros

• Puget-Theniers: market Sunday (10km)
• Carros: market Saturday (21km)
• Vence: market Tuesday & Friday (23km)
• Annot: market Tuesday (28km)
• Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey: market Sunday (28km)
• Grasse: market Wednesday & Tuesday (30km)
• Cagnes-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (31km)
• Saint-Laurent-du-Var: market Tuesday & Sunday (31km)
• Valbonne: market Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (31km)
• Nice: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (32km)

Hotels near Ascros

More information about Ascros, Provence

Tourist attractions near Ascros, France

What to do at Ascros? Some places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Ascros.

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (35km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Gourdon (23km)
• Coaraze (23km)
• Sainte-Agnes (38km)
• Seillans (43km)

National Monuments

• Trophy of Augustus (37km)
• Saorge Monastery (44km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (41km)

Remarkable gardens

• Le Vallon du Brec (14km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (20km)
• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (29km)
• Jardin botanique (32km)
• Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (35km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (39km)
• Palais Carnolès (42km)
• La citronneraie (42km)
• Serre de la Madone (42km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (45km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Grasse (30km)
• Nice (32km)
• Menton (43km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (21km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (28km)
• Col de la Lombarde (33km)
• Grottes de Saint-Cezaire (33km)
• Caires de Cougourde (36km)
• Cirque du Gelas (37km)
• Tete de Chien (38km)
• Lac de Castillon (38km)
• Barrage de Castillon (38km)
• Barrage de Chaudanne (38km)
• Lac d'Allos (42km)
• Col de la Cayolle (43km)
• Col d'Allos (54km)
• Source - Verdon (58km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (41km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc Phœnix (32km)
• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (36km)

Geography and distances

Ascros is in the south-east of France at 32 kilometres from Nice, the department capital (general information: Ascros is 655 kilometres from Paris).

Getting here

Most visitors fly into Nice airport. Coming from the UK by car the route takes about 12 hours (can be busy in summer). For driving distances to Ascros from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 8 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Cuebris, La Penne, Pierrefeu, Roquesteron, Roquesteron-Grasse, Saint-Antonin, Sigale and Touet-sur-Var.

This page in French: Visiter Ascros