Piastrisse

Piastrisse is a hamlet in Sospel, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Piastrisse is situated nearby to the locality La Morgue d’Ibac, as well as near Ibac d’Erc.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sospel railway station and Sospel Cathedral.

Sospel Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church and former cathedral in the town of Sospel, France. It was formerly the seat of the schismatic Bishopric of Sospel, created in 1378 from the Diocese of Ventimiglia during the Great Schism as the Avignon-obedience…

Ouvrage Saint-Roch

Fort

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Ouvrage Saint-Roch is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also known as the Little Maginot Line. Small for a gros ouvrages, the ouvrage consists of one entry block, one artillery block and two observation blocks overlooking Sospel at an altitude of 426 metres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castillon and Olivetta San Michele.

Castillon

Photo: Alistair Cunningham, CC BY 3.0.

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

Olivetta San Michele

Hamlet

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Olivetta San Michele is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria, located about 130 kilometres southwest of Genoa and about 40 kilometres west of Imperia, on the border with France. Olivetta San Michele is situated 7 km east of Piastrisse.