Tourist attractions Roubion

Between Beuil and the Var Valley, the River Cians has cut through red schist and limestone to create some of the most beautiful steep gorges in the Alps. Its powers of erosion are increased tenfold in the weakest places, and thus the river has carved..

A veritably uplifting landscape dotted with lovely villages ( St-Sauveur-sur-Tinée , St-Étienne-de-Tinée…), perched ever-higher up spectacular hairpin roads. These outposts of civilisation (and the frescoes and reredoses that they retain) come as a s..

The Mercantour National Park was created in 1979 and covers an area of 169 267 acres in the Alpes Maritimes and Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Since 1987, it has been twinned with the Italian Argentera Nature Park, and both parks share the management of th..

1 500m up, at the heart of the Mercantour National Park , this establishment puts the emphasis on education. Named after the dominant pair in the pack, the park’s aim is to reconcile mankind with ecology and the wolf. Half the 12ha park is set aside..