Gilette: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Gilette is situated at an altitude of around 400 metres, where the Var and Estéron rivers meet.

Anyone choosing Gilette as a holiday destination may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Culture and History

The Church of Saint-Pierre et de l’Assomption in Gilette dates back to the 17th century. The Musée-village Lou Ferouil showcases another historical and artisanal facet: the open-air museum is designed as a reconstructed old village.

The Musée-village Lou Ferouil features traditional occupations, historic tools, vintage cars, and recreated workshops and shops. It also has a traditional forge where visitors can discover local handicrafts.

In Gilette, the Galerie du Château serves as a tourist information centre, a handicrafts shop, and a meeting place for local artists.

Festivals and Local Traditions

The Saint Pancrace patron saint’s festival is celebrated in Gilette in May. It includes a procession from the Chapelle St Pancrace to the Church of Saint-Pierre et de l’Assomption.

During the Saint Pancrace patron saint’s festival, Brissaoudà is prepared and sampled in Gilette. This local speciality consists of toasted bread rubbed with garlic and drizzled with olive oil from Gilette; it is prepared and sampled at the Moulin Oléicole.

The Feast of the Assumption is celebrated in Gilette around 15 August. On 16 August, in the late afternoon, a procession leads from the square to the Chapelle Saint-Roch below the village.

Discoveries in the Village

my Adventure Gilette is an exploration game in which players decipher a report from 1793 and search for clues hidden around the village.

Landscape

From the viewpoint at the Château de Gilette, visitors can look out over typical Mediterranean vegetation on limestone soils. This includes pine trees, holm oaks, fig trees, grapevines, mastic shrubs, and cinerarias.

Other places: Breil-Sur-Roya, Magagnosc, Châteauneuf-D'entraunes, Èze, La Roquette-Sur-Var, Le Cros-D'utelle, Coursegoules, Castagniers.

Back to the overarching travel overview: Alpes-Maritimes.