The Mercantour National Park
One of Europe's most beautiful protected areas: high-altitude lakes, larches, chamois, marmots and bearded vultures.
The area
Roubion, a hilltop village in the Mercantour
At the gateway to the Mercantour National Park, Roubion is a picturesque south-facing medieval village on the Route des Grandes Alpes. At 1,400 metres, it's ideally placed to enjoy all four seasons.
Getting to Le Rupicapra
Where we are
Le Rupicapra is in the upper village of Roubion, inside the Mercantour National Park, about 1h30 from Nice.
By car
Take the A8 motorway, exit Saint-Isidore, then the RN 202 and the D2205 towards the Tinée valley. Leaving Saint-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, turn left onto the D30 towards Roubion (12 km).
By public transport
- Plane Nice Côte d'Azur international airport — +33 820 423 333
- Train Nice-Ville SNCF station, avenue Thiers — +33 892 35 35 35
- Bus TAM network Nice / St-Sauveur-sur-Tinée, lines 740-750 — +33 800 06 01 06
- On-demand transport St-Sauveur / Roubion (Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday): book on +33 800 06 01 06 the day before, by 5 pm. Information Santa Azur: +33 4 93 85 34 06
IGN TOP25 map 3641 T « Moyenne Tinée » — village GPS: lat. 4884 / lon. 344
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Not to be missed
Must-sees
The Cians Gorges
Spectacular gorges carved into red schist, between Beuil and the Var valley.
The Daluis Gorges
The "Colorado of Nice" and its unique red rock, the very colour that inspired Le Rupicapra's.
The painted doors of Roubion
An open-air art trail through the village lanes, where every door tells a story.
Village heritage
Medieval ramparts, the sheep fountain, chapels and cobbled lanes of a village perched here for 1,000 years.
The Route des Grandes Alpes
Roubion is a stop on this legendary Alpine road linking Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean.
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