Sainte-Agnes tourism and travel guide

Visit Sainte-Agnes: highlights and tourist information

France This Way comment: Sainte-Agnes is the highest coastal village in Europe, 800 metres above sea-level and close to Menton - although the road here is rather steep and winding!

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

Tourist classifications for Sainte-Agnes include "most beautiful village".

Popular places to visit nearby include Castellar at 3 km and Menton at 4 km. For more sites to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.

Sainte-Agnes, 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 Sainte-Agnes in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

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

Gorbio

at 2 km (direction south-west)

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

See Gorbio guide

Castellar

at 3 km (direction east)

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

See Castellar guide

Menton

at 4 km (direction east-south-east)

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

See Menton guide

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

at 4 km (direction south)

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

See Roquebrune-Cap-Martin guide

Peille

at 5 km (direction west)

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

See Peille guide

Peillon

at 7 km (direction west-south-west)

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

See Peillon guide

Monaco

at 7 km (direction south-west)

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

See Monaco guide

La Turbie

at 8 km (direction south-west)

The small village of La Turbie developed in medieval...

See La Turbie guide

The Jardin Exotique de Monaco

Garden at 8 km (direction south-west)

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

See The Jardin Exotique de Monaco guide

Sospel cathedral

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

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

See Sospel cathedral guide

Sospel

at 9 km (direction north-north-west)

Between Menton and the mountains, the river and fortified...

See Sospel guide

Eze

at 11 km (direction south-west)

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

See Eze guide

The Jardin Exotique d'Eze

Garden at 11 km (direction south-west)

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

See The Jardin Exotique d'Eze guide

Villa Kérylos

at 15 km (direction south-west)

Villa Kerylos is the recreation of a Greek Villa,...

See Villa Kérylos guide

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

Map of places to visit near Sainte-Agnes

Markets in and near Sainte-Agnes

• Menton: market Tuesday & Monday (4km)
• Beaulieu-sur-Mer: market Saturday (15km)
• Breil-sur-Roya: market Tuesday all day (16km)
• Villefranche-sur-Mer: market Saturday (16km)
• Nice: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday all day & Sunday & Saturday & Friday (19km)
• Carros: market Saturday (22km)
• Saint-Laurent-du-Var: market Tuesday & Sunday (26km)
• Vence: market Tuesday & Friday (29km)
• Cagnes-sur-Mer: market Wednesday & Tuesday & Thursday & Friday (29km)
• Tende: market Wednesday all day (33km)

More information about Sainte-Agnes, Provence

Tourist attractions near Sainte-Agnes, France

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

Aquarium

• Marineland d'Antibes (34km)

Most beautiful villages in France

(see also beautiful French villages)

• Coaraze (15km)
• Gourdon (40km)

National Monuments

• Trophy of Augustus (8km)
• Saorge Monastery (22km)

Churches and religious monuments

• Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (46km)

Remarkable gardens

• La citronneraie (4km)
• Serre de la Madone (4km)
• Palais Carnolès (4km)
• Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (16km)
• Jardin botanique (19km)
• Le Vallon du Brec (34km)
• Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (37km)
• Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (44km)
• Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (46km)
• Parc du château de la Napoule (52km)

Protected historical centre (fr: secteur sauvegardé)

(see also historical French towns)

• Menton (4km)
• Nice (19km)
• Grasse (46km)

Sites of natural beauty

• Tete de Chien (9km)
• Cascade de Gairaut (18km)
• Baou de Saint-Jeannet (27km)
• Cirque du Gelas (36km)
• Caires de Cougourde (39km)
• Col de la Lombarde (51km)

Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)

• Cannes (45km)

Zoo and/or wildlife park

• Parc zoologique du Cap Ferrat (17km)
• Parc Phœnix (25km)

Geography and distances

Sainte-Agnes is in the south-east of France at 19 kilometres from Nice, the department capital (general information: Sainte-Agnes is 685 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 Sainte-Agnes from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.

We have 6 other places listed as being close (less than kilometres from ): Castellar, Castillon, Gorbio, Menton, Peille and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

This page in French: Visiter Sainte-Agnes