Duranus Explore Duranus with the Nice Côte d’Azur Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau
Served by a surprising road, Duranus is built on a limestone rock overlooking the Vésubie Valley. This small village with its scattered settlements on the hillside is surrounded by unspoilt countryside, planted with oak and olive trees. It is also surrounded by valleys that are home to exceptional biological reserves, embellished with waterfalls and aqueducts. As you leave the village, you can look out over the Vésubie valley from a place called “Le saut des Français”.
To be seen
Heritage
The ruins of the Rocca Sparviera
The ruins of the ancient village of Rocca Sparvièra can be seen at the top of the Col Saint-Michel at an altitude of 1100m.
Sights :
- The ruins of the Rocca Sparvierra site (an ancient 12th-century village)
- The 19th-century church of Notre Dame de la Nativité
- The chapels of Ste Eurosie and St Michel
- The “Saut des Français” lookout
- The old arsenic mine
