The picturesque old township of La Turbie is situated on the saddle between a ridge of the Tête de Chien and the Mont de la Bataille, 8km/5mi to the northwest of Monaco. In the Baroque church of St-Michel-Archange (St Michael Archangel; second half of 18th C.) there is a most remarkable communion rail made of agate and onyx, two paintings by Jean-Baptiste van Loo, a pietà of the school of Bréa and a fine High Altar of colored marble, which was used during the French Revolution in Nice. Both town gates are relics of the fortification begun in the 13th C.
The Alpine Trophy is a Roman monument that stands 35 m tall on a square base with an inscription to Augustus Caesar and a list of 44 conquered peoples. The trophy originally stood 49 meters high with a giant statue of the Emperor.
Address: Trophée d'Auguste, Avenue Albert 1er, F-06320 La Turbie, France
Hours:
May 19 to September 20: 9:30am-1pm, 2:30pm-6:30pm; Closed: Mon
September 21 to May 18: 10am-1:30pm, 2:30pm-5pm; Closed: Mon, Mon
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), May Day / Labor Day (May 1), All Saints' Day - Christian (November 1), Remembrance Day / 1918 Armistice Day (November 11), Christmas - Christian (December 25)
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La Turbie
