La Brigue

#4413 among destinations in France

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La Brigue is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. ()

Alternative names: Population: ~700 pplArea: 35.43 mi²Coordinates: 44°3'45"N, 7°36'57"E

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La Brigue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Our Lady of the Fountains, Gite Neige et Merveilles, Monte Tanarello, Musée des Merveilles.

1.9 miE
Church
Our Lady of the Fountains
49 min walk • Our Lady of the Fountain is a Roman Catholic shrine located four kilometers from La Brigue, France, very close to the Italian border. The name derives from seven local springs that emerge from the rocks. It is one of the main tourist destinations in La Brigue, receiving up to 12,000 tourists per year.
5.1 miW
44°4'13"N • 7°30'46"E
Gite Neige et Merveilles, Tende
131 min walk • Hiking, Alpine hut
4.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Monte Tanarello
126 min walk • Monte Tanarello or Mont Tanarel is a 2094 metres high mountain located on the French-Italian border.
2.2 miNW
Specialty museum, History museum, Archaeological museum
Musée des Merveilles, Tende
58 min walk • Musée des Merveilles in Tende, France is a museum that documents stone age and other historic artefacts from the Mercantour National Park. It opened in 1996. There is notably a large collection of real and reproduced petroglyphs from the surroundings of the nearby Bégo Mountain.
6.1 miSW
Church
Saint-Sauveur Church, Saorge
155 min walk • The Saint-Sauveur church is a Catholic church located in Saorge, in France.
~650 ftW
Church
Saint Martin's Collegiate Church
4 min walk • The collegiate church of Saint-Martin is a Catholic church located in La Brigue, France.
1.9 miNW
Church
Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Tende
49 min walk • The collegiate church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption de Tende is a former collegiate church located in Tende, France, a former cathedral, it still canonically bears the honorary title.
0.8 miE
Bridge
Pont du Coq
20 min walk • The Rooster Bridge is a bridge located in La Brigue, over the Levenza River, France.
6.3 miSW
Church
Chapelle de la Madone de Poggio, Saorge
161 min walk • The Church of the Madonna del Poggio is a Catholic church located in Saorge, overlooking the Saorge Gorge, France.
5.1 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain pass
Passo Tanarello
129 min walk • Passo Tanarello or Pas du Tanarel at 2,042 m is a mountain pass in the Ligurian Alps. It connects the valleys of Roya in France and Tanaro in Italy.
5.1 miSW
Church
Église Notre-Dame de la Victoire
129 min walk • The church of Our Lady of the Visitation is a neoclassical church of the eighteenth century dedicated to Our Lady of the Visitation in Fontan in the Alpes-Maritimes. The building is classified as a historical monument on April 25, 1949.