'''Tourrettes-sur-Loup'''<br>(population 2400) is a medieval village perched on a rocky spine overlooking the French Riviera between Vence and Grasse. ''(The final P is not pronounced.)''

Get in

By road

'''A8'''
  • From Aix-en-Provence (eastbound) exit 47 ''Villeneuve-Loubet'' .
  • From Italy, Monaco or Nice (westbound) exit 48 ''Cagnes-sur-Mer''.
  • Follow the signs to '''Vence''', then D2210 '''Tourrettes-sur-Loup'''.
  • By rail

    Nearest station: Cagnes-sur-Mer 15 km (9 miles).

    By air

    Nearest airport: Nice Cote d'Azur 21 km (13 miles).

    Get around

    '''Bus''' service '''510''' runs between Carros, Gattieres, Vence, Tourrettes-sur-Loup and '''Pont-du-Loup'''.

    Distances from Tourrettes

    : Vence 6 km (4 miles) : Grasse 20 km (12 miles) : Antibes 24 km (15 miles) : Nice 27 km (17 miles) : Cannes 37 km (23 miles) : Monaco 49 km (30 miles)

    See

  • The villages of Tourrettes-sur-Loup and '''Pont-du-Loup'''.
  • The Gorges du Loup with its waterfalls: Cascade de Courmes, Saut du Loup and Cascade des Demoiselles.
  • Do

    Activities

  • cycling : Tourrettes-sur-Loup is very popular with cyclists.
  • boules : Tourrettans play boules in the Place de la Liberation.
  • paragliding
  • hang-gliding
  • canyoning
  • climbing
  • fishing
  • horseriding
  • skiing : The nearest ski station is at Greolieres-les-Neiges 39 km (24 miles).
  • beaches : The nearest beach is at Cagnes-sur-Mer 14 km (9 miles),
  • Events

    March : Fete des Violettes. Provencale market and a procession with carnival floats. June : Fete de la Musique, around the summer solstice;- with music in the streets. : Fete Feux de la St Jean with barbecues and bonfire. : Fete du Terroir, market selling local products. July : Fete Patronal, nearest Sunday to Ste-Madeleine (22 July). September : Marche Potier (pottery market).

    Buy

    Eat

    Tourrettes has the best ice cream in the region.

  • '''Baccanales''', 21, Grand Rue, 04 93 24 19 19. One of the better restaurants in the region. Christophe Dufau left the '''Auberge de Tourrettes''' in 2004 to start his own small "bistrot gourmet" in the tiny back streets of Tourettes. The menu is very limited, often with no choice at all, but the cooking is top class and often inventive. ?24-?70
  • Le Relais des Coches. 8 Route de Vence, 06140, Tourrettes Sur Loup. 4 93 24 30 24. A restaurant that can talk the talk and walk the walk. This family run establishment is located on the outskirts of the village in picturesque surroundings. The owner/restauranteur Wayne is extremely welcoming as are all of his staff (many of whom are family). The menu is small but well chosen to suite all tastes. Whilst the service is friendly the food is exceptional. Perfectly cooked and well executed the food lacks for nothing. The desserts to finish are good but the Irish coffees are a devine. Over the weekend there is live Jazz but impromptu session can happen at any point. Book if you can but extra seating with a great view is available outside. If in the area this place should be avoided!

    Sleep

    Camping and caravanning

  • '''La Camassade''', Route de Pie Lombard. Open all year round.
  • '''Les Rives du Loup''', Route de La Colle (D6). Open May to September. Tel: 04 93 24 15 65.
  • '''La Bergerie''', Chemin de la Sine, 06140 Vence. Tel: 04 93 58 09 36.
  • Get out

    Places to visit nearby

  • Gourdon
  • Vence
  • St Paul de Vence
  • Col de Vence (mountain pass) and Coursegoules
  • The Upper Loup Valley, Greolieres and Greolieres-les-Neiges
  • Le Bar-sur-Loup
  • La Colle-sur-Loup
  • Chateauneuf-de-Grasse, Pre-du-Lac and Maganosc.
  • Ski stations

    There are two ski stations in the Upper Loup Valley, one at Greolieres-les-Neiges 39 km (24 miles) and a small one at L'Audibergue 45 km (28 miles).

    Beaches

  • The nearest beaches are at Cagnes-sur-Mer 14 km (9 miles), Villeneuve-Loubet Plage 16 km (10 miles) and St Laurent-du-Var 20 km (12 miles).