Tourrettes-sur-Loup 🇫🇷 Village Full of Charm in the French Riviera | Côte d'Azur 4K Walk

Tourrettes-sur-Loup is a small medieval village of about 4000 inhabitants perched on the foothills of the Parc Naturel Régional des Préalpes du Sud. It offers a magical and relaxing setting in a green setting a few kilometers from Vence and Nice.

Known for being fortified by houses constituting the ramparts, this village of the Alpes-Maritimes is also famous for being the capital of the violet, a tradition elevated to the rank of local institution. In the heart of the village, the Grand'Rue is home to no less than thirty artists' studios, galleries, and boutiques of creative craftsmen.

Inside the church of Saint-Grégoire, a building dating from the 12th century and renovated in 1551, you can admire a stele dating from the 3rd century dedicated to Mercury - god of trade, thieves, travels, and messenger of other gods in Roman mythology. You can also see a 15th-century triptych, inspired by the Bréa brothers, famous painters from Nice in their time.

Between the end of February and the beginning of March, you will have the unique opportunity to discover, over two weekends, the famous festival of violets. For the occasion, the "Bastides aux violettes" - gardens and museum dedicated to the violet - is open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm without interruption.

00:00 Grand'Rue
07:34 Rue du Portail Neuf
11:41 Rue du Brec/Impasse du Château
14:07 Town Hall
15:04 Place Maximin Escalier
16:38 Grand'Rue/Rue du Soleillas
22:50 Chemin de Ronde

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Tourrettes-sur-Loup tourist information website: https://tourrettessurloup.com/office-...

How to get to Tourrettes-sur-Loup from Nice
By transport: go to Parc Phoenix by tram and take either bus 9 or 400 that goes to Vence. Then from Vence, the bus LR511 will take you to Tourrettes-sur-Loup in 10 minutes.
By car: it will take you about 45 minutes by car from Nice. You have to take the direction of Vence to get there.

It will take you about 2 hours to visit Tourrettes-Sur-Loup and you could also visit nearby villages on the same day such as Gourdon or Vence.
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📌 Location: Tourrettes-sur-Loup (06) - France
Date recorded: Friday, August 12th, 2022 at 10AM
Weather: ☀️ 27 °C | 80.6 °F 🌡

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