Porte de Gênes
Porte de Gênes is a fort in Breil-sur-Roya. There are 6 other places to visit inside 5 km. Since 1986 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Breil-sur-Roya
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#3,165 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Breil-sur-Roya
Porte de Gênes is in the commune of Breil-sur-Roya, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1986 (Mérimée record PA00080677). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Warm months and wet ones
Afternoons in Breil-sur-Roya peak at 18–27°C, May to October.
Porte de Gênes
Its story is told in 3 languages on Wikipedia. The pick nearby is Cocathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel, 8.7 km off.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1986
- Covered in
- 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Breil-sur-Roya, Alpes-Maritimes
Map of Porte de Gênes and nearby
Porte de Gênes is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Breil-sur-Roya. · commune boundary: IGN
Towns a short way from Porte de Gênes
Largest of the 8 is Menton, home to 30,604. Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.
Breil-sur-Roya
Sospel
L'Escarène
Menton
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte de Gênes is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Breil-sur-Roya | It’s in this commune | 2,377 |
| Sospel | 8.6 km southwest of it | 3,791 |
| L'Escarène | 17 km southwest of it | 2,585 |
| Menton | 18 km south of it | 30,604 |
| Roquebrune-Cap-Martin | 20 km south of it | 12,037 |
| Contes | 21 km southwest of it | 7,897 |
| Beausoleil | 23 km south of it | 11,936 |
| La Turbie | 23 km southwest of it | 3,045 |
Beyond Porte de Gênes
Our list has 75 more within 15 km, among them 2 museums, 2 châteaux and 2 forts.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Porte de Gênes
Where is Porte de Gênes?
Porte de Gênes is in Breil-sur-Roya, in Alpes-Maritimes (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Porte de Gênes?
Fort.
Is Porte de Gênes a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1986, Mérimée record PA00080677.
How well known is Porte de Gênes?
Porte de Gênes has 3 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #3,165 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Porte de Gênes?
May to October are the warmest months in Breil-sur-Roya, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte de Gênes?
Within 15 km: Cocathédrale Saint-Michel de Sospel (8.7 km), Écomusée du haut-pays et des transports (1 km), Vieux pont de Sospel (8.5 km) and Ouvrage de l'Agaisen (7.5 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
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.