Breil-sur-Roya tourism and travel guide

Visit Breil-sur-Roya: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: One of the most impressive towns in the Upper Roya valley, Breil-sur-Roya has several sites of particular interest

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

Below you can see some of the places that we have visited and reviewed and can recommend when you are sightseeing close to Breil-sur-Roya in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Sospel at 8 km and Sospel cathedral at 9 km.

Breil-sur-Roya, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Saorge

at 6 km (direction north-east)

The village of Saorge is spread along a high ridge, with dramatic...

See Saorge guide

Sospel

at 8 km (direction south-west)

Between Menton and the mountains, the river and fortified bridge are a...

See Sospel guide

Sospel cathedral

Cathedral at 9 km (direction south-west)

The cathedral in Sospel is an impressive example of baroque architecture in...

See Sospel cathedral guide

Castellar

at 15 km (direction south)

Castellar is a small 15th century village in the hills above Menton...

See Castellar guide

Sainte-Agnes

Most Beautiful Village at 16 km (direction south-south-west)

Sainte-Agnes is the highest coastal village in Europe, 800 metres above sea-level...

See Sainte-Agnes guide

La Brigue

at 16 km (direction north-east)

La Brigue is a small, pleasant town to explore, and nearby visit...

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Peille

at 17 km (direction south-west)

Its remote location stops too many tourists reaching Peille but make the...

See Peille guide

Gorbio

at 18 km (direction south-south-west)

You should visit the quiet village of Gorbio as much for the...

See Gorbio guide

Tende

at 18 km (direction north-north-east)

Within the eastern Mercantour National Park, Tende is a very unspoiled and...

See Tende guide

Basilica of Saint-Michael the Archangel in Menton

Church at 18 km (direction south)

The basilica of Saint-Michael the archangel in Menton is a baroque style...

See Basilica of Saint-Michael the Archangel in Menton guide

Menton

at 18 km (direction south)

The beautiful town of Menton, on the slopes of a hill near...

See Menton guide

Coaraze

Most Beautiful Village at 19 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Coaraze guide

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

at 20 km (direction south-south-west)

Medieval Roquebrune village and the coastal Cap Martin combine to make Roquebrune-Cap-Martin...

See Roquebrune-Cap-Martin guide

Peillon

at 21 km (direction south-west)

Peillon is a small village, but the picturesque cobbled streets and the...

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Map of places to visit near Breil-sur-Roya

Markets in and near Breil-sur-Roya

Market days in Breil-sur-Roya: weekly market: Tuesday all day;

• Breil-sur-Roya: market Tuesday all day (0km)
• Tende: market Wednesday all day (17km)
• Menton: market Tuesday & Monday (18km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Mer: market Saturday (29km)
• Villefranche-sur-Mer: market Saturday (31km)
• Carros: market Saturday (31km)
• Nice: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (33km)
• Saint-Laurent-du-Var: market Tuesday & Sunday (39km)
• Vence: market Tuesday & Friday (40km)
• Cagnes-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (42km)

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Tourist attractions near Breil-sur-Roya, France

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

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (48km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Agnes (16km)
• Coaraze (19km)
• Gourdon (49km)

National Monuments

• Saorge Monastery (6km)
• Trophy of Augustus (23km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (59km)

Remarkable gardens

• La citronneraie (18km)
• Serre de la Madone (18km)
• Palais Carnolès (18km)
• Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (31km)
• Jardin botanique (33km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (38km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (41km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (51km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Menton (18km)
• Nice (33km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Cirque du Gelas (23km)
• Tete de Chien (25km)
• Caires de Cougourde (26km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (30km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (37km)
• Col de la Lombarde (41km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (59km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (32km)
• Parc Phœnix (38km)

Geography and distances

Breil-sur-Roya is in the south-east of France at 33 kilometres from Nice, the department capital (general information: Breil-sur-Roya is 675 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 Breil-sur-Roya from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 1 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Saorge.

This page in French: Visiter Breil-sur-Roya