Peille tourism and travel guide

Visit Peille: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Its remote location stops too many tourists reaching Peille but make the effort and you will discover a charming little medieval village

Peille 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 Peille in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Popular places to visit nearby include Gorbio at 4 km and Sainte-Agnes at 5 km.

Peille, France: places to visit and attractions

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

Peillon

at 3 km (direction south-west)

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

See Peillon guide

Gorbio

at 4 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Gorbio guide

Sainte-Agnes

Most Beautiful Village at 5 km (direction east)

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

See Sainte-Agnes guide

Monaco

at 6 km (direction south)

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

See Monaco guide

La Turbie

at 6 km (direction south)

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

See La Turbie guide

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

at 7 km (direction south-east)

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

See Roquebrune-Cap-Martin guide

Castellar

at 8 km (direction east)

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

See Castellar guide

The Jardin Exotique de Monaco

Garden at 8 km (direction south)

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

See The Jardin Exotique de Monaco guide

Menton

at 8 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Menton guide

Basilica of Saint-Michael the Archangel in Menton

Church at 9 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Basilica of Saint-Michael the Archangel in Menton guide

Sospel cathedral

Cathedral at 9 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Sospel cathedral guide

Eze

at 9 km (direction south-south-west)

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

See Eze guide

Sospel

at 9 km (direction north-north-east)

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

See Sospel guide

The Jardin Exotique d'Eze

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

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

See The Jardin Exotique d'Eze guide

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Map of places to visit near Peille

Markets in and near Peille

• Menton: market Tuesday & Monday (9km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Mer: market Saturday (12km)
• Villefranche-sur-Mer: market Saturday (13km)
• Nice: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (16km)
• Carros: market Saturday (17km)
• Breil-sur-Roya: market Tuesday all day (17km)
• Saint-Laurent-du-Var: market Tuesday & Sunday (22km)
• Vence: market Tuesday & Friday (25km)
• Cagnes-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (26km)
• Antibes: market Wednesday & every day except Monday (33km)

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Tourist attractions near Peille, France

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

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (31km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Sainte-Agnes (5km)
• Coaraze (11km)
• Gourdon (35km)

National Monuments

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

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (42km)

Remarkable gardens

• La citronneraie (9km)
• Serre de la Madone (9km)
• Palais Carnolès (9km)
• Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (13km)
• Jardin botanique (16km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (29km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (33km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (41km)
• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (42km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (48km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Menton (9km)
• Nice (16km)
• Grasse (42km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Tete de Chien (8km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (14km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (22km)
• Cirque du Gelas (36km)
• Caires de Cougourde (37km)
• Col de la Lombarde (49km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (42km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (14km)
• Parc Phœnix (21km)

Geography and distances

Peille is in the south-east of France at 16 kilometres from Nice, the department capital (general information: Peille is 682 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 Peille from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 7 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Blausasc, Castillon, Gorbio, Peillon, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Sainte-Agnes and Touet-de-l'Escarene.

This page in French: Visiter Peille