Planning a trip to Tourrettes-sur-Loup
Visitor Information -- The Office de Tourisme is at 2 place de la Libération (tel. 04-93-24-18-93).
Special Events -- Every March, Tourrettes-sur-Loup hosts a weekend-long violet festival with a flower parade, violet-strewn events, and stalls selling violet-infused trinkets from soaps to sweets. For more information, call tel. 04-93-24-18-93 or visit www.tourrettessurloup.com.
Getting There
The nearest rail junction is at Cagnes-sur-Mer; buses run about every 45 minutes from Cagnes to Vence, where you must change to another bus to arrive in Tourrettes (about six a day; trip time from Cagnes-sur-Mer to Tourrettes via Vence: at least 1 hr.). The town has no bus station; the bus disembarks in the place du Village. For bus schedules and information, visit www.lignesdazur.com or call tel. 0810 06-10-06. It's more convenient to take a taxi from Cagnes-sur-Mer. R.E.I.S. taxis (tel. 06-07-10-65-38) line up at the train station and cost around 30€ to 35€ each way. If you're driving from Nice, take the A8 west turning off at Cagnes-sur-Mer (exit 48). Head north towards Vence on the D336, then continue on the D2210 towards Tourrettes-sur-Loup.
