Gorbio tourism and travel guide

Visit Gorbio: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: You should visit the quiet village of Gorbio as much for the scenery as the pretty historic village itself

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

Popular places to visit nearby include Roquebrune-Cap-Martin at 3 km and Peille at 4 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Gorbio, 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 Gorbio in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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

Sainte-Agnes

Most Beautiful Village at 2 km (direction north-east)

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

See Sainte-Agnes guide

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

at 3 km (direction south-east)

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

See Roquebrune-Cap-Martin guide

Peille

at 4 km (direction west-north-west)

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

See Peille guide

Menton

at 5 km (direction east)

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

See Menton guide

Castellar

at 5 km (direction east-north-east)

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

See Castellar guide

Monaco

at 5 km (direction south-west)

The Municipality of Monaco, with high-rise blocks squeezed onto every square inch,...

See Monaco guide

Peillon

at 5 km (direction west)

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

See Peillon guide

La Turbie

at 6 km (direction south-west)

The small village of La Turbie developed in medieval times, or earlier,...

See La Turbie guide

The Jardin Exotique de Monaco

Garden at 7 km (direction south-south-west)

Stunning exotic garden overlooking Monaco and the Cote d'Azur...

See The Jardin Exotique de Monaco guide

Eze

at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

Eze is one of our favourite villages in the whole of France,...

See Eze guide

The Jardin Exotique d'Eze

Garden at 9 km (direction west-south-west)

The Exotic Garden of Eze is a beautiful garden overlooking the Cote...

See The Jardin Exotique d'Eze guide

Sospel cathedral

Cathedral at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Sospel cathedral guide

Sospel

at 10 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Sospel guide

Villa Kérylos

at 13 km (direction south-west)

Villa Kerylos is the recreation of a Greek Villa, with mosaics and...

See Villa Kérylos guide

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

Map of places to visit near Gorbio

Markets in and near Gorbio

• Menton: market Tuesday & Monday (5km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Mer: market Saturday (13km)
• Villefranche-sur-Mer: market Saturday (14km)
• Nice: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (17km)
• Breil-sur-Roya: market Tuesday all day (18km)
• Carros: market Saturday (20km)
• Saint-Laurent-du-Var: market Tuesday & Sunday (24km)
• Cagnes-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (27km)
• Vence: market Tuesday & Friday (28km)
• Antibes: market Wednesday & every day except Monday (34km)

Hotels near Gorbio

More information about Gorbio, Provence

Tourist attractions near Gorbio, France

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

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (32km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Agnes (2km)
• Coaraze (15km)
• Gourdon (38km)

National Monuments

• Trophy of Augustus (6km)
• Saorge Monastery (24km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (44km)

Remarkable gardens

• Palais Carnolès (5km)
• La citronneraie (5km)
• Serre de la Madone (5km)
• Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (14km)
• Jardin botanique (17km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (32km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (34km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (44km)
• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (44km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (50km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Menton (5km)
• Nice (17km)
• Grasse (44km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Tete de Chien (7km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (16km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (25km)
• Cirque du Gelas (38km)
• Caires de Cougourde (40km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (43km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (14km)
• Parc Phœnix (23km)

Geography and distances

Gorbio is in the south-east of France at 17 kilometres from Nice, the department capital (general information: Gorbio is 686 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 Gorbio from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 10 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Beausoleil, Castellar, Castillon, La Turbie, Menton, Monaco, Peille, Peillon, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Sainte-Agnes.

This page in French: Visiter Gorbio