Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch
Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch is a museum in Sospel, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch is situated nearby to the museum Musée Fort Saint-Roch, as well as near the fort Ouvrage Saint-Roch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ouvrage Saint-Roch and Sospel Cathedral.
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. Ouvrage Saint-Roch is situated 150 metres east of Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch.
Sospel Cathedral
Church
Photo: Arriano60, Public domain.
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… Sospel Cathedral is situated 470 metres northeast of Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch.
Château de Sospel
Castle
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain.
Château de Sospel is a castle, which is situated 480 metres northeast of Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch.
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
Village
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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 6 km east of Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch.
Touët-de-l’Escarène
Village
Musée des Fortifications Alpines Fort Saint-Roch
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, bunker, military installation, and tourist attraction
- Location: Sospel, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.87416° or 43° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
7.44234° or 7° 26′ 32″ eastOpen location code
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