The hinterland: perched villages & gorges
Tourrettes-sur-Loup
The city of violets and gateway to the Loup gorges, between a crescent-shaped medieval village and limestone canyons.
3 places to discover
The Loup Gorges and the Courmes waterfall
A limestone canyon carved out by the River Loup, dotted with waterfalls and giant's kettles sculpted into the rock.
Pont du Loup and its viaduct
A hamlet nestled at the confluence of two valleys, overlooked by the ruined arches of a railway viaduct destroyed during the Second World War.
Tourrettes-sur-Loup, the city of violets
A medieval village built in a crescent along the edge of a rocky plateau, famous for the violet-growing that has surrounded it since the early 20th century.
