Entrevaux Attractions

Amid the picturesque scenery of the upper reaches of the River Var, 43km/27mi northeast of Castellane and 70km/43mi northwest of Nice, lies the old town of Entrevaux on the left bank of the river. 135m/443ft above the village towers a steep rocky crag crowned by a Citadel. The finest view of the township and the citadel is to be had from the road to the Col de Felines/Col de Buis, which winds its way up the valley above the village.

Entrevaux was founded in the 11th C. Because of its position Louis XIV ordered Vauban to build new fortifications during the war between France and Savoy. He linked the citadel with the village and had bastions and towers erected.

Entrevaux is the birthplace of Augustin Bonnetty (1798-1879) the founder of the "Annales de la Philosophie Chrétienne".