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5. PEILLON
Peillon's red-tiled houses seem to grow out of the hilltop itself, rising in tiers to a
cobbled square with great views of the forested valley. It seems barely changed since
the Middle Ages.
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6. SOSPEL
Colourful arcaded houses and a Baroque church are features of this pretty mountain
village near the Italian border. Badly damaged in World War II, it has been lovingly
restored.
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7. LUCERAM
Here, tall old houses are set around a 17th-century rococo church and an onion-
domed clock tower.
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8. SAORGE
The clifftop location rivals Gourdon's for dizzying effect, and the village is a little
changed crescent of 15th-17th-century pastel houses. It has two pretty churches, and
magnificent views.
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9. LA BRIGUE
Unspoilt La Brigue has cobbled streets, arcaded buildings and the Notre-Dame-des-
Fontaines with its superb medieval frescoes.
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10. ST-AGNES
At 671 m (2,200 ft)St-Agnès is the highest of the coastal
villages perchés
. There is
fine walking nearby, in the Gorbio valley.
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