Fort du Mont Alban
Fort du Mont Alban is a castle in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Fort du Mont Alban is situated nearby to the church Église Notre-Dame-de-France du Col de Villefranche, as well as near the university Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nice-Riquier station and Église Notre-Dame-de-France du Col de Villefranche.
Nice-Riquier station
Railway station
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Nice-Riquier is a train station on the line from Marseille to Ventimiglia, situated in Nice, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Nice-Riquier station is situated 1 km northwest of Fort du Mont Alban.
Église Notre-Dame-de-France du Col de Villefranche
Church
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Église Notre-Dame-de-France du Col de Villefranche is a church, which is situated 450 metres north of Fort du Mont Alban.
Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche
University
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The Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche is a satellite campus of Sorbonne University in Villefranche-sur-Mer on the Côte d'Azur, France. It houses two research/teaching laboratories co-administered by Sorbonne University and the CNRS. Observatoire Oceanologique de Villefranche is situated 770 metres southeast of Fort du Mont Alban.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Villefranche-sur-Mer and Cimiez.
Villefranche-sur-Mer
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Villefranche-sur-Mer is a small beach resort and residential town on the French Riviera. The deep water harbour is home to Mediterranean cruise boats, whose tenders routinely disgorge several thousand passengers on organised trips to nearby Eze Village and Monaco.
Cimiez
Suburb
Cimiez is an upper-class neighborhood in Nice, Southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of Cemenelum, capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast. Cimiez is situated 2½ km northwest of Fort du Mont Alban.
Beaulieu-sur-Mer
Village
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Beaulieu-sur-Mer, commonly referred to simply as Beaulieu, is a seaside commune on the French Riviera between Nice and the Principality of Monaco. Located in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, it borders the communes of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and Villefranche-sur-Mer, not far from Èze to the northeast. Beaulieu-sur-Mer is situated 3 km east of Fort du Mont Alban.
Fort du Mont Alban
- Type: Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Nice, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.70134° or 43° 42′ 5″ northLongitude
7.30016° or 7° 18′ 1″ eastElevation
213 metres (699 feet)Open location code
8FM9P822+G3GeoNames ID
10278727
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