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Théoule-sur-Mer
The first town of the Alpes-Maritimes, on the red porphyry of the Esterel
Théoule-sur-Mer is the first commune of the Alpes-Maritimes coming from the Var, on the eastern foothills of the Esterel. Its coast runs some fifteen kilometres from the vallon de Maurevieille to the Pointe du Trayas, a stretch of the Corniche d'Or cut into calanques, coves, beaches and points whose cliffs glow with red porphyry; inland, the Esterel rises to 440 metres at the Grosses Grues.
Around 1630 the lords of Villeneuve had a soap factory built by the sea, today's château. In 1888 the vast Maurevieille estate was divided into lots, bought mostly by families from Lyon who built their winter houses; Abel Ballif, president of the Touring Club de France, was behind the Corniche d'Or road, extended to Cannes in 1905.
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Four marinas serve the coast – La Rague, Le Suveret in the village, Port-La Galère and La Figueirette – and offshore the Estérel-Théoule maritime park protects 353 hectares of sea.
Highlights
- Restaurant · One MICHELIN starL'Or BleuOne Michelin star at the Tiara Yaktsa, on the Esquillon headland
- Restaurant · One MICHELIN starMarelunaOne Michelin star on the Avenue de Lérins in Théoule-sur-Mer
- Nature reserveParc maritime départemental - Estérel Théoule353 hectares of protected sea off the Esterel, with an underwater trail in summer
- HotelChâteau de ThéouleA seventeenth-century soap factory by the sea, turned castle, now a hotel
Five-star hotels
- Château de Théoule44 rooms
- Le Tiara Miramar Beach Resort60 rooms
Lists & itineraries
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Sources
- Wikipédia (fr) : Théoule-sur-Mer
- Wikipédia (fr) : Parc maritime départemental Estérel-Théoule
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Wikidata
- INSEE IRIS / IGN (Licence Ouverte 2.0)