Small picturesque village, Belvédère is a passage impossible to circumvent to go in Gordolasque.

You will discover its narrow lanes, the House of the Knight, the House of the Court, its high strengthened houses, the Mill with oil.

The central place of the village accomodates many demonstrations: "the polenta", made in large cauldrons on wood fire, by the old ones. At the time of each Belvédère festival is animated with the sound of the fifre and the drum by "LI BANES".

You will be able to visit the Church St-Pierre and Paul, dating from the end of VIIIème century, whose bell-tower was built in XVIè century, it shelters a chime of a rare sonority. Do not miss the 4 vaults restaurées:Le Planet, St-Antoine, St-Blaise, St-Grat.

To also see the Museum of the Milk located in an old mill at grain which replaces the old cooperative dairy. One finds old objects of the pastorale life there.

View-point proposes also excursions to you equestrian, (and pedestrian obviously), fishing, alpinism (2 refuges of the Alpine Club).

Structures of accueil:2 restaurants. Lodgings.

Top of its 800 meters of altitude, often flown over by some raptors, the medieval village of View-point dominates the valley of Vésubie. Well-known of the mountaineers, Belvédère is the passage obliged for the famous valley of Gordolasque.

Perched village, magnifiquement southern full talk, Belvédère seems to be blottir on the mountainsides, where also cling a many old pink and gray stone barns.

You will need breath to climb the staircases which lead to the heart of the village but you will be rewarded by charming lanes at the houses for old stone, of which some have a leaning air!

The majority in Piedmontese alpine matter, these high houses are sometimes connected between them by a "cantoun" or roofed passageway.

The place of the village is accessible with its two coffees, its old porches and its church St Pierre and St Paul of the 17th century to the square bell-tower. Of up there, the panoramic sight and the so sharp air will enivrera you.

Undoubtedly you will cross some mountain dwellers with their back bag.

The valley of Gordolasque, one of the access points very attended towards the valley of the Wonders and the Park of Mercantour, is with the foot of the highest tops of the department, like Gélas (3143 m) or the mount Clapier (3045 m).

They is there that the episodes of film "Beautiful and Sebastien were turned" Then, forms some for a small excursion towards the high tops of Gordolasque?

To visit:

Vestiges of a castle comtal of 13th. Carry strengthened the church St-Pierre and St-Paul.

Vault Planet. Vault St-Blaise. Vault of the hamlet of St-Grat.

Leisures:

Starting point of excursions. Equestrian excursions. Museum of Milk. Fish. Alpinism (2 refuges of the alpine Club).

Lodging:

At the village: 2 restaurants. Lodgings. In Gordolasque: 2 restaurants. 1 Country cottage inn.

1 Center of holidays. Furnished