Roquebrune castle
Roquebrune castle is a castle in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Roquebrune castle is situated nearby to Vieux village de Roquebrune, as well as near the church Église Sainte-Marguerite de Roquebrune.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle
- Also known as: “Château des Grimaldi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Sainte-Marguerite de Roquebrune and Millennial olive tree of Roquebrune Cap-Martin.
Église Sainte-Marguerite de Roquebrune
Church
Photo: Xilow, Public domain.
Église Sainte-Marguerite de Roquebrune is a church.
Millennial olive tree of Roquebrune Cap-Martin
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The millennial olive tree of Roquebrune Cap-Martin is a French remarkable tree in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. It is supposed to be the oldest tree of France. Millennial olive tree of Roquebrune Cap-Martin is situated 320 metres east of Roquebrune castle.
Gare de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Railway station
Photo: Pataespana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin is a railway station, which is situated 550 metres south of Roquebrune castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and Cabanon de vacances.
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Town
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, simply Roquebrune until 1921, is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, Southeastern France, between Monaco and Menton.
Cabanon de vacances
Locality
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
The Cabanon de vacances is a vacation home designed and built by noted architect Le Corbusier in 1951. It is the only place the architect Le Corbusier built for himself which he used for vacation.
Gorbio
Village
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Gorbio is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. Gorbio may be seen in the video for Celine Dion's song Falling Into You. Gorbio is situated 2½ km northwest of Roquebrune castle.
Roquebrune castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.76527° or 43° 45′ 55″ northLongitude
7.45959° or 7° 27′ 35″ eastInception
12th centuryOpen location code
8FM9QF85+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 138591946OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1013727
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In Other Languages
From French to Turkish—“Roquebrune castle” goes by many names.
- French: “château de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin”
- French: “château de Roquebrune”
- French: “Château de Roquebrune”
- French: “château Grimaldi”
- French: “Le Château de Roquebrune-Cap-Martin”
- German: “Burg Roquebrune-Cap-Martin”
- Italian: “castello di Roquebrune-Cap-Martin”
- Italian: “Castello Grimaldi”
- Japanese: “ロクブリュヌ＝カップ＝マルタン城”
- Polish: “Zamek Roquebrune-Cap-Martin”
- Turkish: “Roquebrune-Cap-Martin Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vieux village de Roquebrune and Place des Deux Frères.
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