Selection of most beautiful monuments in the Alpes-Maritimes

Eglise baroque
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.

Eglise romane
06540 Saorge

The church of Madonna del Poggio, a Roman Catholic building of the 11th century, overlooks the gorges of Saorgia in the Alpes-Maritimes. This medieval priory, linked to the abbey of Lérins, illustrates Provençal religious art with its 15th century frescoes.

Fontaine
06570 Saint-Paul-de-Vence

The Saint-Paul-de-Vence fountain, built in 1615, is an emblematic Provencal monument located in Place de la Grande-Fontaine, in the Alpes-Maritimes. Ranked in 1932, it embodies local historical heritage.

Vieux pont
06380 Sospel

The Old Bridge of Sospel, a medieval fortified bridge from the 12th to the 17th century, spans the Bera in the Alpes-Maritimes. Ranked a historic monument, it bears witness to Provencal defensive architecture.

Patrimoine défensif
06160 Antibes

Fort Carré d'Antibes, built in the 16th century under Henri II, is a bastioned fortress overlooking the Mediterranean, symbol of Franco-Savoyard tensions in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

Patrimoine défensif
06150 Cannes

The Royal Fort of Île Sainte-Marguerite, built in the 17th century on the Lérins archipelago opposite Cannes, is a bastioned military work transformed into a museum and famous for having imprisoned the man with an iron mask.

Eglise baroque
06300 Nice

The Saint-Reparate Cathedral of Nice, built between 1650 and 1699 in the Old Nice, is a 17th-century Baroque jewel, the seat of the diocese and listed as a historical monument since 1906.

Château
06620 Gourdon

The château de Gourdon, perched at an altitude of 758 m in the Alpes-Maritimes, is a medieval fortress rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, overlooking the Loup valley. A historical defensive symbol, it combines military architecture and Renaissance elements, demonstrating its strategic role in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.