Cagnes-sur-Mer

Cagnes-sur-Mer is a French Riviera commune near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in southeastern France. It is part of the Métropole Nice Côte d'Azur. Its inhabitants are known as Cagnois.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loup Valley and Château Grimaldi.

Loup Valley

Photo: Martin Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The River Loup is in the Alpes Maritimes, France. It is 49 km in length. Its source is a grassy hollow in the Vallon de l'Audibergue. It is fed by streams running down the north face of the Montagne de l'Audibergue.

Château Grimaldi

Museum

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The Château Grimaldi at Cagnes-sur-Mer in the département of Alpes-Maritimes, in France, is built on the site of an earlier fortress occupied by the Greeks and then the Romans.

Cagnes sur Mer Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Dacoucou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gare de Cagnes-sur-Mer is a railway station serving Cagnes-sur-Mer, Alpes-Maritimes department, southeastern France. It is located on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway, between Cannes and Nice.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint-Paul de Vence and Saint-Laurent-du-Var.

Saint-Paul de Vence

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St.-Paul-de-Vence, in Alpes-Maritimes, France, is a perfectly preserved medieval village perched on a hillside several kilometres from the Mediterranean.