Pietraporzio

Worth the detour from Pietraporzio

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

Driving roads near Pietraporzio

• 18 kmCol de la BonetteThe highest paved road loop in Europe at 2,802 meters, offering panoramic views across the Maritime Alps.
• 23 kmCol de la LombardeA high Franco-Italian border pass at 2350m in the Maritime Alps, with sweeping hairpins and a rarely crowded road offering solitude at altitude.
• 25 kmCol de la CayolleA remote 2,326 m crossing through Mercantour National Park, climbing the wild Gorges du Bachelard on a quiet road loved by drivers seeking marmots and solitude.
• 34 kmCol de VarsA 2,108 m pass on the Route des Grandes Alpes linking the Ubaye and Queyras valleys, with sweeping hairpins, alpine meadows and a classic Tour de France pedigree.
• 36 kmCol d'AllosA narrow, dramatic 2,247 m balcony pass above the Verdon headwaters, famed for its exposed single-lane stretches and huge views over the Mercantour peaks.
• 36 kmGorges du Cians RoadThe D28 squeezes through a canyon of blood-red schist so narrow the cliffs almost touch overhead: one of the most surreal gorge drives in the Alpes-Maritimes, en route to Beuil.

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