Breil-Sur-Roya: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

The historic village of Breil-sur-Roya lies in a narrow riverside area between a rock face and the Roya, in a bend of the river. Breil-sur-Roya is a municipality in the Parc national du Mercantour.

Those who choose Breil-sur-Roya as a destination want to rent a holiday apartment.

Nature

There are numerous hiking trails throughout the municipality, with routes of varying difficulty levels. The mountain biking circuits include routes on which visitors can discover the hamlets of Piène Haute and Libre.

In Breil-sur-Roya, white-water activities are offered, including canyoning, rafting, canoeing and kayaking, tubing, and canoe rafting. Trout fishing is possible at Lac aux cygnes and in flowing waters outside the Roya; a cross-border no-kill section is also available.

Lac aux cygnes is a small artificial, emerald-green reservoir that invites visitors to take a walk just a few steps from the village centre.

Culture and History

The Ecomusée du train des Merveilles is located in the former locomotive depot of Breil-sur-Roya railway station, which was built in 1927. The museum features exhibitions on hydropower and transport, as well as an HO-scale model railway reproducing characteristic sites along the route over the Col de Tende. The Ecomusée du train des Merveilles also offers a driving simulator.

The Église Santa-Maria-in-Albis was classified as a historic monument in 1978. It was completed around 1700 on the site of a medieval church that had been severely damaged in the first half of the 17th century.

On the eastern slope within the former fortification walls, terraced olive groves, the Chapelle Saint-Antoine, and the medieval Porte de Gènes can still be found. The remains of the castle and the Tour de la Cruella tower are located on the rocky ridge above Breil-sur-Roya. The surviving sections of the town wall run along the Roya and extend to the Porte de Gènes east of the village.

A Stacada is a folkloric event held every four years, featuring a historical reenactment of a popular uprising in costume; since 1960, it has been celebrated on the third Sunday in July.

Surroundings

In the immediate vicinity of Breil-sur-Roya are the Cime du Bosc summit, the L'Albarée mountain, and the Cime de Colla Bassa summit. The Cime de Coss summit is located in the area around Breil-sur-Roya.

In the wider regional surroundings of Breil-sur-Roya are the archaeological site Area archeologica della città antica di Albintimilium, the Musée des Beaux-Arts museum, the Forte dell'Annunziata fort, and the Museo di Villa Luca Pinacoteca Rambaldi museum.

More destination pages: Cap-D'ail, Revest-Les-Roches, Spéracèdes, Le Cros-D'utelle, Cabris, Saint-Etienne-De-Tinée, Chateauneuf-Villevieille, Saint-Cezaire-Sur-Siagne

To the higher-level travel overview: Alpes-Maritimes.