Saorge’s places to visit, starting with Monastère de Saorge
3 places to visit are mapped in Saorge. The commonest are a monastery, an attraction and a fort. France lists one of the town’s sites as a historic monument. A drive of 39 km brings you to Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice.
First stops in Saorge
Next to Monastère de Saorge, the best known are an attraction and a fort.
Best known first: by how many Wikipedia and sister-site articles cover each place (Wikidata’s count). It isn’t a ranking of how good they are.
Where to find them
PO de la Baisse de St Véran, 10 km away, is the farthest on the map.
The first 20 on the list, numbered as below. The shape is the commune of Saorge; the orange dot is its centre. © OpenStreetMap contributors · commune boundary: IGN
What is on offer
Most common are châteaux or heritage sites: 2 of 3.
Dark: in Saorge. Light: in the communes within 5 km of its centre.
Each place in turn
All 3 are inside Saorge.
The 3 places in Saorge first, then those within 5 km of its centre.
Beyond Saorge
Leading the 12 is Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice, 39 km away; they include 7 museums and 2 cathedrals.
CathedralCathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice39 km southwest, in NiceCathedralCathedralCocathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel15 km southwest, in Sospel
AttractionCathédrale Saint-Nicolas39 km southwest, in NiceMuseumMuseumVilla Ephrussi de Rothschild37 km southwest, in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
MuseumMusée Matisse37 km southwest, in Nice
MuseumMusée Marc-Chagall38 km southwest, in NiceChâteauChâteauVieux pont de Sospel15 km southwest, in SospelChurchChurchChapelle Notre-Dame-des-Fontaines de la Brigue12 km northeast, in La BrigueMuseumMuseumMusée des Merveilles12 km north, in TendeMuseumMuseumMusée Jean-Cocteau - Collection Séverin Wunderman24 km south, in MentonMuseumMuseumMusée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de Nice38 km southwest, in NiceMuseumMuseumVilla E-102726 km south, in Roquebrune-Cap-MartinPlaces within 40 km of Saorge with an article in both French and English Wikipedia, nearest first.
Planning a visit to Saorge
What is there to see in Saorge?
The first on our list in Saorge are Monastère de Saorge, Four Communal and PO de la Baisse de St Véran. We list 3 places in town.
Are there museums in or near Saorge?
No museum or gallery is mapped in Saorge or within 5 km.
Which places in Saorge are listed historic monuments?
One place on this page in Saorge is a listed or registered historic monument (Mérimée): Monastère de Saorge.
What well-known places are within a day out of Saorge?
The nearest with articles in both French and English Wikipedia: Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice (39 km), Cocathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel (15 km), Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas (39 km), Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild (37 km).
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap and Wikidata: named museums, galleries, châteaux, abbeys, gardens, zoos, theme parks and other visitor attractions whose mapped point lies inside the commune of Saorge, then those in the communes within 5 km of its centre, and well-known places within 40 km. Houses, ruins and gardens need a sign they’re open to visitors; places marked private, closed or disused are left out. The historic-monument link is the Culture ministry’s Mérimée record. A place that isn’t mapped isn’t listed, so this isn’t everything there is to see.
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: descriptions, websites, Wikipedia articles), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries. Distances are from the commune’s centre point.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice: Myrabella, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas: Montgomery06, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Matisse: takato marui, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Marc-Chagall: Derbrauni, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.