Tourrettes-sur-Loup

Tourrettes-sur-Loup (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.)

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

By plane
Nearest airport: Nice Côte d'Azur 21 km (13 miles).

Get around
Bus service 510 runs between Carros, Gattières, 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

 * 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 Gréolières-les-Neiges 39 km (24 miles).
 * beaches: The nearest beach is at Cagnes-sur-Mer 14 km (9 miles),

Events
March
 * Fête des Violettes. Provençale market and a procession with carnival floats.

June
 * Fête de la Musique, around the summer solstice;- with music in the streets.
 * Fête Feux de la St Jean with barbecues and bonfire.
 * Fête du Terroir, market selling local products.

July
 * Fête Patronal, nearest Sunday to Ste-Madeleine (22 July).

September
 * Marché Potier (pottery market).

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

Camping and caravanning

 * La Camassade, Route de Pié Lombard. Open all year round.

Places to visit nearby

 * Gourdon
 * Vence
 * St Paul de Vence
 * Col de Vence (mountain pass) and Coursegoules
 * The Upper Loup Valley, Gréolières and Gréolières-les-Neiges
 * Le Bar-sur-Loup
 * La Colle-sur-Loup
 * Châteauneuf-de-Grasse, Pré-du-Lac and Maganosc.

Ski stations
There are two ski stations in the Upper Loup Valley, one at Gréolières-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).