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Trois Corniches – Grande Corniche

D2564 (Grande Corniche) · Nice (Place Max Barel) → Menton · France

Length
19 miles
Drive time
1 h
Type
Coastal road
Region
Europe

Before you go: ⚠ Heavy sightseeing traffic in summer; unguarded drops and low winter sun demand care

Napoleon's clifftop highway rides the ridge 450 m above the Mediterranean from Nice to Menton, the highest and emptiest of the three corniches. Hitchcock filmed To Catch a Thief up here, and the views over Monaco remain cinema-grade.

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