Selection of most beautiful monuments in the Alpes-Maritimes

Tower
06160 Antibes

The Grimaldi Tower is a medieval square tower from the 11th or 12th century, 30 m high, located in Antibes in the Alpes-Maritimes, near the old cathedral.

Romanesque and Gothic Church
06150 Cannes

Historical ensemble of the Suquet in Cannes, comprising a medieval tower (XIe-XIIe), a Romanesque chapel and a Gothic church (XVIe-XVIIe) classified MH, overlooking the old town from Place de la Castre.

Gallo-Roman baths
06300 Nice

The Roman thermal baths of Cimiez, located in Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes, are an ancient thermal complex of the first century, vestige of the Roman city of Cemenelum. Classified as a historical monument, they testify to the Roman seaside architecture in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Botanical garden
06500 Menton

La Serre de la Madone is a Mediterranean garden from the early 20th century, located on the heights of Menton, in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Created by Lawrence Johnston, it combines exotic plants and terraced landscapes with a view of the valley.

Baroque Church
06340 La Trinité

The Notre-Dame de Laghet shrine, built in the 17th century in La Trinité (Alpes-Maritimes), is a baroque Marian high-place famous for its miracles and pilgrimages since 1652. Its church, rich in ex-voto, dominates a valley near Nice.

Bridge
06430 La Brigue

The Coq Bridge, built in the 1st quarter of the 18th century in La Brig (Alpes-Maritimes), is a pedestrian bridge in 'rompu' type, crossing the Lévensa, classified as a historic monument in 1987.

Fortified Church
06150 Cannes

The fortified monastery of Lérins, built between the 11th and 15th centuries on the Île Saint-Honorat in Cannes, is an ancient religious and defensive building classified as a historical monument since 1840, emblematic of medieval Provence.

Baroque Church
06540 Saorge

The monastery of Saorgia, a former Franciscan convent of the 17th and 18th centuries, stands in Saorgia (Alpes-Maritimes). Ranked a historic monument, it combines Liguria architecture and Baroque frescoes in a preserved mountain setting.