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Alpes-Maritimes

Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the region of . It has 300 sunny days per year, making it an excellent tourist destination.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Nice and Cannes.

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is a large city in on the . It's a popular destination for vacationers young and old, with something to offer nearly everyone.

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Once a small fishing village on the , is now a glamorous and expensive seaside town of 73,000 people considered to be one of the social hubs of Europe.

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is a city in the . The Cap d' is the break between the Bay of Cannes to the south-west and the Baie des Anges to the north east.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Monaco and Menton.

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The Principality of is a wealthy city-state on the Mediterranean Sea, bounded by the . Though tiny, the country is packed with entertainment for those with money to burn: think yachts and casinos, plus the annual Formula 1 Grand Prix.

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is "The Lemon Festival Capital of the World". Located in Alpes-Maritimes, , but next to the border of , it is in many ways more Italian than French.

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is a commune in Provence, France. It is known worldwide for its traditional perfume industry.

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is a town near that is in the Alpes-Maritimes department, in the region, in southeastern .

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

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is an inland town of the . It is an attractive old town surrounded by a ring of hills with splendid views down to the Mediterranean over and .

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is a small beach resort and residential town on the . 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.

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is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region of , Southeastern France. It is located on the heights of , in the of .

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is a seaside commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the region in Southeastern . It is located on the , 8.5 km to the northeast of and 4.5 km to the west of .

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is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of . Its tranquility and warm climate make it a favourite holiday destination among the European aristocracy and international rich who visit the French Riviera.

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is a commune and former schismatic episcopal seat in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern near the border and not far from .

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is a town in Alpes-Maritimes, .

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is a pleasant perched village on the road from to and thence Breil sur Roya.

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is a medieval village perched on a rocky spine overlooking the between and .

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is a rural commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the southeastern region in .

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is a French national park in in the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and . This exceptional natural setting is a good place for lovers of outdoor sports activities such as hiking and skiing.

Alpes-Maritimes

Latitude of center
43.9211° or 43° 55′ 16″ north
Longitude of center
7.1791° or 7° 10′ 45″ east
Population
1,110,000
Elevation
501 metres (1,644 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3266599461
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
3038049
Wiki­data ID
Q3139
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Alpes-Maritimes” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Albanian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Arabic: “الآلب البحرية (إقليم فرنسي)”
  • Arabic: “الألب البحرية”
  • Aragonese: “Alpes Maritimos”
  • Armenian: “Ծովափնյա Ալպեր”
  • Arpitan: “Ârpes-de-Mar”
  • Arpitan: “Arpes-Marenes”
  • Azerbaijani: “Dənizkənarı Alplar”
  • Balinese: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Basque: “Itsas Alpeak”
  • Belarusian: “Альпы Прыморскія”
  • Belarusian: “дэпартамент Прыморскія Альпы”
  • Belarusian: “Прыморскія Альпы (дэпартамент)”
  • Belarusian: “Прыморскія Альпы”
  • Bengali: “আল্প-মারিতিম”
  • Breton: “Alpoù-an-Arvor”
  • Bulgarian: “Алп Маритим”
  • Catalan: “Alps Marítims”
  • Catalan: “Aups Maritims”
  • Cebuano: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Chechen: “ХӀордан йистера Альпаш (департамент)”
  • Chechen: “ХӀордан йистера Альпаш”
  • Chinese: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Chinese: “滨海阿尔卑斯省”
  • Chinese: “濱海阿爾卑斯”
  • Chinese: “濱海阿爾卑斯省”
  • Chuvash: “Тинĕс Енчи Альп”
  • Croatian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Czech: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Danish: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Dutch: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Dutch: “Aups Maritims”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الالب البحريه”
  • Esperanto: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Esperanto: “Aups Maritims”
  • Esperanto: “departemento Marbordaj Alpoj”
  • Esperanto: “Marbordaj Alpoj”
  • Estonian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Estonian: “Alpes-Maritimesi departemang”
  • Finnish: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • French: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • French: “Aups Maritims”
  • French: “département des Alpes-Maritimes”
  • French: “Département des Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Galician: “Alpes Marítimos”
  • Georgian: “ზღვისპირა ალპები”
  • Georgian: “ზღვისპირა ალპების დეპარტამენტი”
  • German: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • German: “Aups Maritims”
  • German: “Département Alpes-Maritimes”
  • German: “Département des Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Greek: “Αλπ-Μαριτίμ”
  • Gujarati: “આલ્પ્સ-મેરીટાઇમ્સ”
  • Hakka Chinese: “Alpes-Maritimes-sén”
  • Hebrew: “האלפים הימיים”
  • Hindi: “एल्प्स-मैरिटाइम्स”
  • Hungarian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Indonesian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Interlingua: “Departimento Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Irish: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Italian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Italian: “Alpi Marittime”
  • Italian: “Aups Maritims”
  • Japanese: “アルプ＝マリティーム県”
  • Kannada: “ಆಲ್ಪೆಸ್-ಮಾರಿಟೈಮ್ಸ್”
  • Kazakh: “Альпі-Маритим”
  • Kongo: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Korean: “알프마리팀”
  • Korean: “알프마리팀주”
  • Kurdish: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Ladin: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Ladino: “Alpes Maritimes”
  • Latin: “Alpes maritimae”
  • Latin: “Alpes Maritimae”
  • Latvian: “Piejūras Alpi”
  • Limburgan: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Lithuanian: “Pajūrio Alpės”
  • Lombard: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Low German: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Luxembourgish: “Departement Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Macedonian: “Приморски Алпи”
  • Malagasy: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Malay: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Maltese: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Marathi: “आल्प-मरितीम”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Northern Frisian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Norwegian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aups Maritimas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Aups Maritims”
  • Ossetian: “Денджызгæрон Альпæтæ (департамент)”
  • Ossetian: “Денджызгæрон Альпæтæ”
  • Pampanga: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Persian: “آلپ-ماریتیم”
  • Piemontese: “Alp Marìtime”
  • Piemontese: “Dipartiment ëd j’Alp Marìtime”
  • Polish: “Alpy Nadmorskie”
  • Portuguese: “Alpes Marítimos”
  • Portuguese: “Aups Maritims”
  • Romanian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Romanian: “departamentul Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Russian: “Приморские Альпы”
  • Scots: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Serbian: “Приморски Алпи”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Sinhala: “ඇල්ප්ස්-මැරිටයිම්ස්”
  • Slovak: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Slovenian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Spanish: “Alpes Maritimos”
  • Spanish: “Alpes Marítimos”
  • Spanish: “Aups Maritims”
  • Swahili: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Swedish: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Tajik: “Департаменти Алп Приморские”
  • Tajik: “Департаменти Алпи Наздибаҳрӣ”
  • Tamil: “ஆல்ப்ஸ் -மாரிடிம்ஸ்”
  • Tatar: “Диңгез буе Әлпләре”
  • Telugu: “ఆల్పెస్-మారిటైమ్స్”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดอาลป์-มารีตีม”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Département Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Turkish: “Alpes-de-Haute-Provence”
  • Turkish: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Ukrainian: “Приморські Альпи”
  • Urdu: “آلپ-ماریتیم”
  • Uzbek: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Venetian: “Alpe Maritime”
  • Venetian: “Alpi Maritime”
  • Vietnamese: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Vlaams: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Volapük: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Welsh: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Western Armenian: “Ալբ Մարիթիմ”
  • Western Frisian: “Alpes-Maritimes”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع الپس ماریٹائم”
  • Wu Chinese: “滨海阿尔卑斯省”
  • Yue Chinese: “濱海阿爾卑斯”

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