Saorge

Tall houses of four or five storeys cling to the steep slopes above the gorges of the Roya, a valley that once carried the salt road from the Mediterranean ports to Piedmont. Saorge guarded that route for the counts of Savoy and changed hands in battles of 1793 and 1794, joining France only in 1860. Its medieval core survives largely intact, a maze of stepped, often vaulted lanes.

Highlights

• The maze of stepped, vaulted lanes through the medieval village
• Views down into the gorges of the Roya
• A Roman tombstone set in the south wall of the church of Saint-Sauveur
• The old salt road along the Roya valley towards Piedmont
• Mercantour National Park, which reaches into the commune

Text adapted from Wikipedia (Saorge (FR), Saorge (EN), Saorgio). Available under CC BY-SA 4.0.