5 stops · Full day
The perched villages route
Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Tourrettes, the Loup gorges and Gourdon at sunset — the best of the hinterland in a single day.
🗓️ Full day, sunset at Gourdon🚗 By car, winding mountain roads📍 5 stops
Detailed itinerary
09:00Saint-Paul-de-Vence
See this place →Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Ramparts, galleries and Matisse's Chapelle du Rosaire, before the midday crowds.
Ramparts & galleries · FreeMatisse Chapel · €7 · 1 h
🚗 20 min — D2 then D2210 via Vence, towards Tourrettes
Tourrettes-sur-Loup, the city of violets
Lunch in the village, flower-lined lanes curving round the hillside.
City of violets · Free
🚗 10 min — D2210 then D3
Pont du Loup and its viaduct
Quick stop at the ruined viaduct, maybe a candied-fruit workshop too.
Confiserie Florian · Free
🚗 5 min — D3, start of the gorges
The Loup Gorges and the Courmes waterfall
Walk to the waterfall, or just stop at the fitted-out viewpoints.
Gorges hike · FreeClimbing & via ferrata · €50–80
🚗 8 min — D3, winding climb to the top
17:30Gourdon
See this place →Gourdon, the eagle's nest
The final stop, for sunset over the gorges from the eagle's nest.
Cliff panorama · Free
To book
Vence
Chapelle du Rosaire (Matisse)
⏱ 1h💶 €7 / adult
🕒 Closed Sundays and Mondays, and on public holidays. Annual closure from mid-November to mid-December. Limited hours, last ticket at 4.30pm.
