Vallée des Merveilles
Vallée des Merveilles is a valley in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 2,488 metres. Vallée des Merveilles is situated nearby to the hamlet Mine de Vallauria, as well as near the locality Santa-Maria-Maddalena.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Valley with an elevation of 2,488 metres
- Description: valley in Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
- Also known as: “Vallee des Merveilles”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mont Bégo and Grand Capelet.
Mont Bégo
Peak
Photo: Brunooo, Public domain.
Mont Bégo is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres. It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles.
Refuge des Merveilles
Mountain hut
Photo: Prouzet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Refuge des Merveilles is a mountain hut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vallée des merveilles and Mine de Vallauria.
Vallée des merveilles
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Vallée des Merveilles, also known in Italian as the Valle delle Meraviglie, is a part of the Mercantour National Park in southern France. It holds the largest quantity of open-air Bronze Age petroglyphs in Europe, after Val Camonica in Italy, and is given special note for the area's inclusion for the European Diploma of Protected Areas.
Mine de Vallauria
Hamlet
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Mine de Vallauria is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km east of Vallée des Merveilles.
Camp d’Argent
Locality
Photo: AttentatAlbertCamus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp d’Argent is a locality, which is situated 9 km south of Vallée des Merveilles.
Vallée des Merveilles
- Category: landform
- Location: Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Vallée des Merveilles” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Vallée des Merveilles”
- French: “vallée des Merveilles”
- French: “Vallée des Merveilles”
- German: “Tal der Wunder”
- German: “Vallée des Merveilles”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santa-Maria-Maddalena and Castérino.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Refuge des Merveilles and Cime du Diable.
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