Vacherie de l’Ortiguier

Vacherie de l’Ortiguier is a building in La Bollène-Vésubie, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Vacherie de l’Ortiguier is situated nearby to the coniferous forest Bois de l’Ortiguier, as well as near the ruins Casernement de la Pointe des Trois Communes.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Col de Turini.

Col de Turini

Mountain saddle

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The Col de Turini is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in France. Situated entirely in the Arrondissement of Nice, the road connects Lantosque in the commune La Bollène-Vésubie with Sospel in the commune Moulinet. Col de Turini is situated 4 km southwest of Vacherie de l’Ortiguier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp d’Argent and Vallée des merveilles.

Camp d’Argent

Locality

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Camp d’Argent is a locality, which is situated 2½ km southwest of Vacherie de l’Ortiguier.

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. Vallée des merveilles is situated 7 km north of Vacherie de l’Ortiguier.