Mont Agel

#1251 among destinations in France

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mont Agel is a mountain on the border between France and Monaco. The summit of this mount, at 1,148 metres above sea level, is on the French side, but the highest point of Monaco, lying on a pathway named Chemin des Révoires, is on its slopes, at an altitude of 161 metres. ()

Alternative names: Elevation: 3766 ftCoordinates: 43°46'31"N, 7°25'35"E

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurFrance

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Mont Agel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jean Cocteau Museum, Jardin d'agrumes du Palais Carnolès, Tropaeum Alpium, Serre de la Madone.

4 miE
Museum, Art museum, Modern art museum
Jean Cocteau Museum, Menton
101 min walk • The Jean Cocteau Museum/Séverin Wunderman Collection is a museum in Menton, on the French Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. Dedicated to the French artist Jean Cocteau, it incorporates the collection of American businessman and Cocteau enthusiast Séverin Wunderman.
3.2 miE
Garden, Park, Art museum
Jardin d'agrumes du Palais Carnolès, Menton
81 min walk • The Jardin d'agrumes du Palais Carnolès is a two-hectare public garden devoted to citrus trees in the town of Menton, in the Alpes-Maritimes department, France. It is classified as one of the Remarkable Gardens of France by the French Ministry of Culture.
2.4 miSW
Monuments and statues, Architecture, Sculpture
Tropaeum Alpium, La Turbie
63 min walk • The Tropaeum Alpium, is a Roman trophy celebrating the emperor Augustus's decisive victory over the tribes who populated the Alps. The monument's ruins are in La Turbie, a few kilometers from the Principality of Monaco.
2.4 miE
Tranquil garden with unusual plantings
Serre de la Madone, Menton
63 min walk • Serre de la Madone is a garden in France notable for its design and rare plantings. It is located at 74, Route de Gorbio, Menton, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is open to the public during the warm months of the year. In 2008, it was being restored to its former condition.
1.8 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Golf
Monte Carlo Country Club
46 min walk • Monte Carlo Country Club is the home of the ATP's Monte Carlo Masters tournament. It is also the base of the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy.
2.8 miSE
Memorial, Vernacular architecture
Villa Torre Clementina, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
72 min walk • The Villa Torre Clementina is a historic mansion in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France. It was built in 1904 for author Ernesta Stern. It was designed by architect Lucien Hesse, and the interiors were designed by painter Raffaële Maïnella. It was used as a shooting location for the 1964 film Joy House.
3 miSE
Memorial
Villa Cypris, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
78 min walk • Villa Cypris is a seaside villa in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin on the French Riviera. The villa was built c. 1904 in Neo-Byzantine style by architect Edouard Arnaud for Cyprienne Dubernet, the widow of Grands Magasins du Louvre's proprietor Olympe Hériot. It is adjacent to Villa Cyrnos.
3.3 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Rock
Tête de Chien
85 min walk • The Tête de Chien is a 550 m high rock promontory near the village of La Turbie in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. It overlooks the Principality of Monaco, and is the highest point on the Grande Corniche road.
3 miSE
Museum
Ouvrage Cap Martin, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
78 min walk • Ouvrage Cap Martin is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The ouvrage, located on high ground in Roquebrune, consists of two artillery blocks and one combination block facing Italy.
1.9 miS
Skyscraper
Odeon Tower, Beausoleil
49 min walk • The Odeon Tower is a double-skyscraper in the Principality of Monaco. It was the first high-rise in the city-state to be built since the 1980s.
2.1 miSE
, Museum
Cabanon de vacances, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
55 min walk • 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.