Built on seven hills, the "Queen of the English Riviera", as Torquay is also called, owes its development to the Napoleonic Wars. In anticipation of a French landing, troops were stationed here and houses built for their families.

Torquay's situation, sheltered by red cliffs and wooded hills, favors the growth of subtropical plants, and the
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