{"id":7135,"date":"2026-09-28T17:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T15:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/the-area\/french-riviera\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T13:10:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T11:10:18","slug":"french-riviera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/the-area\/french-riviera\/","title":{"rendered":"French Riviera"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The area \u00b7 Around Bordighera<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

French Riviera<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Across the border, just minutes away: the old town of Menton, the hilltop villages of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and \u00c8ze, the Rock of the Principality of Monaco and Nice with the Promenade des Anglais. All reachable by train too, changing at Ventimiglia.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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How to use the map<\/h2>\n\t\t
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Pan and zoom the map: the relief shows the valleys, ridges and where each place lies.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Tap a place: see photos, a description and how far it is by car from Bordighera.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Below the map you\u2019ll find every place in the area, each with its own page.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Seaside towns<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Villages<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Villages with a castle<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Gardens<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Beaches and coves<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Lakes and streams<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Peaks and viewpoints<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Mountain huts and trails<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Caves and museums<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Archaeological sites<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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Cycle path<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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To discover<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Places in the area<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Villages, viewpoints and places for a day out, with the distance from Bordighera.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

\n\t\t\u2190 The whole area\n\t<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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The pages for the places in this area are being prepared.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n

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The other areas<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Keep exploring<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

From the sea to the mountains and across into France: more day trips from Bordighera.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t

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Sea and gardens<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Riviera dei Fiori<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Sanremo and Bussana Vecchia to the east; Ventimiglia, the Hanbury Gardens, Balzi Rossi and the Calandre towards France. Plus the seaside cycle path.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

9 places \u00b7 10 min to 1 hr<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Stone villages<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Hinterland villages<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Vallebona and Seborga among the olive trees, Perinaldo and Bajardo on the ridges, Dolceacqua with the bridge painted by Monet, Apricale, Pigna and the pools of Rocchetta Nervina.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

10 places \u00b7 10 to 50 min<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Mountains and trails<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Ligurian Alps<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The Gouta woods, Colle Melosa, the Sentiero degli Alpini beneath Monte Toraggio and the village of Triora.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

4 places \u00b7 1 hr to 1 hr 20<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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From Bordighera<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Getting around the area<\/em><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Bordighera is the perfect base for exploring the Riviera, the hinterland and the French Riviera: out for the day, then back to the sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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By train<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

From Bordighera station, on the coastal line, you can reach Sanremo, Ventimiglia and, across the border, Menton, Monaco and Nice.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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By bus<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

Riviera Trasporti routes connect the coast with the inland villages, such as those of the Val Nervia.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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By car<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The A10 motorway has an exit at Bordighera. For the villages and the Ligurian Alps, a car is the most convenient option.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n

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By bike<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t

The hill and inland roads are for fit cyclists; with an e-bike, the villages are within everyone\u2019s reach.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Across the border, just minutes away: the old town of Menton, the hilltop villages of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin and \u00c8ze, the Rock of the Principality of Monaco and Nice with the Promenade des Anglais. All reachable by train too, changing at Ventimiglia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1206,"parent":2541,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"tipo_vacanza":[],"class_list":["post-7135","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_hostinger_reach_plugin_has_subscription_block":false,"_hostinger_reach_plugin_is_elementor":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7135"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7139,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7135\/revisions\/7139"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tipo_vacanza","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitbordighera.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tipo_vacanza?post=7135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}