So, you’re in the glorious South of France, you’ve toured along the beautiful Corniche in the Côte d'Azur and blown your money away in Monaco. And now you fancy heading up into the hills and cruising around the twisting lanes.  

You may have heard of the picturesque villages of Èze and Saint-Paul-de-Vence; however, we also came across the charming hillside village of Tourrettes-sur-Loup.

I’d not heard of it before but that wasn’t going to stop us from making a visit, and I’m so pleased that we did.

There’s a little car park in the middle of town, and this is just next to the historic village. So, we jumped out and went for a stroll. Whether we were just lucky on the timing, I’m not too sure, but we couldn’t believe how quiet it was. 

One of the ways in

Mind your head

We wandered through the historic archway and into the maze of tiny little-cobbled lanes. We almost felt like we were disturbing the local cats.

Beautiful courtyard

Doorway to 46

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Tourrettes-sur-Loup was so charming, quaint medieval homes with window boxes overflowing with roses. I just love the blue shutters that you so often see through France.

Lucky enough I’m quite short, so ducking under the ancient stone buildings wasn’t an issue for me, but “mind your head”.

Quiet lanes

Twisting lanes

We strolled all around the little lanes admiring its picturesque charm, and the beautifully kept homes. Still unsure where everyone was, we certainly weren’t complaining it was incredible.

Lovely little art galleries, craft shops and boutiques sympathetically line the ways. 

Charming lanes

Cobbled streets

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Tourrettes-sur-Loup is built high on a hillside so as we head further through the village, we’re drawn to a glimpse of the views beyond.

The view of the landscape from Tourrettes-sur-Loup

The landscape in southern France is wonderful and to be greeted with the view of the rolling hills as we peak around a corner was beautiful.

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Continuing through the village, it gets prettier and prettier, we just couldn’t stop taking photos. As Tourrettes-sur-Loup is perched on an outcrop, all the cobbled lanes meander around in a half-moon shape, with alleyways trickling off either side.

Where does it lead?

So tranquil

The town square

We then head into the main village square, with its customary Hotel de Ville, any French town or village wouldn’t be ‘worth its salt’ if it didn’t have a Hotel de Ville.

The Hotel de Ville

We really enjoyed visiting Tourrettes-sur-Loup it was certainly worth the detour. Hopefully, you’re as lucky as us and manage to dodge the crowds.

There isn’t a huge amount of car parking in the town, so you may have to be patient.

Like us, base yourself at the beautiful Riviera bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer and enjoy a few hours exploring the charming hillside villages.

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