The highest town in France, walled by Vauban at 1,326 m. A full Briançon guide is being written — in the meantime, browse Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur for what's nearby.
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In the area
The tourism areas this town sits inside.
More of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Marseille The oldest city in France, 2,600 years old, with the Calanques next door -
Nice The Baie des Anges, an Italian old town and the Promenade des Anglais -
Cannes The Croisette, the festival, and two islands ten minutes offshore -
Aix-en-Provence Plane trees, fountains, markets and Cézanne's mountain -
Avignon The largest Gothic palace in the world, and a bridge that stops halfway -
Arles A Roman arena, Van Gogh's light, and the top of the Camargue -
Saint-Tropez Still a fishing port under the yachts, with Pampelonne round the point -
Antibes Ramparts, the biggest marina on the Med, and Picasso's castle studio -
Menton A lemon microclimate on the Italian border, and Cocteau's museum -
Toulon A naval harbour under Mont Faron, and the ferry to Porquerolles -
Cassis A fishing port at the eastern end of the Calanques -
Gordes Dry stone stacked up a Luberon hillside, with Sénanque abbey below -
Les Baux-de-Provence A ruined fortress on a limestone spur, over a quarry turned light show -
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence Van Gogh's asylum year, a Roman town, and the Alpilles behind