🏛️ Voie Romaine à La Turbie
Roman road remnants in the Alpes-Maritimes, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: La Turbie, Alpes-Maritimes, France
- Era: Roman period, likely 1st–2nd century CE
- Type: Archaeological remains of a major Alpine thoroughfare
- Status: Partially visible, integrated into modern village
The Voie Romaine à La Turbie is a fragmentary archaeological site of a Roman road in the Alpes-Maritimes that connected Mediterranean settlements to Alpine passes and inland territories. Located at a strategic elevation between present-day France and Italy, the site preserves scattered sections of ancient paved surface and construction techniques typical of Roman mountain infrastructure. As of 2026, portions of the Roman road remain visible in and around the village of La Turbie, though they ...