Rue Montcollet

  • Historic site and monument
  • Historic patrimony
  • Road
Rue Montcollet, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
Carved into the rock at the foot of the Roquebrune castle, it is punctuated with staircases, vaulted passages, medieval residences where the guests of the seigneurial court stayed.
An 1863 guidebook describes Roquebrune as "amphitheatrical when viewed from the sea", with "its houses seeming to climb one on top of the other". A visit to rue Montcollet shows that this is not just an image. It was a real challenge to draw up a plan of these singular constructions, described in another guidebook from the same period in the following terms: "As for the houses, it's a dream! They cling to the ground, embedded in the mountain". All of which fuelled human fascination and...

Services

Services

Car park

Openings

Openings

All year 2025 - Open everyday

Location

Location

Rue Montcollet
Rue Montcollet, 06190 Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

Spoken languages

Spoken languages
  • French

Environment

Environment
  • Town location
  • Close to a public transportation
  • Village centre
  • In the historic centre
Updated on 18 April 2024 at 10:19
by Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
(Offer identifier : 6835196)
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