La Turbie on winter December

First time I ever went up there was a gray day in December. It was stunning and even better on sunny days. The Trophee des Alpes is impressive. Go.

Thanks Bets :)
i hope i'd get a sunny day too. was the fog actually just a thin fog?i mean it's not like your view is completely blocked by the fog. if i'm not wrong it's at most 1km from the sea level which is not as high as a mountain.

I was there to see La Trophee, don't remember fog-- just a gray day-- but record breaking storms were going on elsewhere in France. There are views everywhere. There are lots of sunny days, even in winter. Enjoy.

Edit: I've gone through there dozens of times because it's the road between my SIL's house further down the mountain and the autoroute entrance. It's sunny most of the time, even in winter--which is why so many painters go there for the light.

As for finding the beginning of La Grande Corniche--it's Nice. I made a wrong turn getting onto the Moyenne Corniche one day just as I was leaving Nice and ended up on La Grande Corniche. The road drops down to around the altitude of the Moyenne on the outskirts of Nice. I have no idea how I got there--just a wrong turn. I didn't see the views because I was driving and we wanted to get back to the house, but my husband enjoyed it. The family usually takes the Moyenne Corniche or the autoroute for going back and forth, so I'm rarely on La Grande Corniche itself.

Hi Bets,

thanks so much for sharing your experience. i really appreciate it.

i got few queries in regards to the Corniche if you don't mind:
1) does the sign to each Corniche easily spotted?
2) what if i make the wrong turn, would i be able to find another opening or entrance to the other Corniche during midway or i need to make a turn and go back to previous spot?
3) if i need to make a turn to go back to previous spot and rectify my route, is it easy doing that in the Corniches? so far i know it's a 2 way road but not sure with the traffic especially in December during my visit.

TIA

I really can't tell you as it's usually the extended family or my husband driving. Obviously, if it's well marked, I didn't see it, as I intended to take the Moyenne and ended up on La Grande. There are roads hooking on to it all over the place. People live up there! I wouldn't worry too much in advance, however. You'll do fine. It will be much easier than you think.

It is a road. Treat it like a road. If you are a good driver with experience it will be like most roads. There are signs. Be familiar with the route number as well as name. Remember that in France if you don't have a yellow diamond you don't have the right of way; Priorité a droite. You have studied the different traffic laws in each country you are driving in, right?

Hi Bets,
i've done some browsing and the sign from Nice is in fact more hidden than one from Menton. even in an intersection that we should turn right to the observatoire and grand corniche, the sign could not really be seen. and as you said, the grand and moyenne do almost align together in outskirt of Nice and if we use a gps it would direct to the moyenne partially to la turbie as it's a faster route. based on that i'd have rule of thumb, from nice dowtown use gps to the observatoire to get into the grand corniche then i'd turn off the gps and if there's any junction after that just choose the left one. i assume the motorway/A8 is on the other side of the mountain and should have clearer sign before one could enter it. Thanks for your insight Dear, really appreciate it

Hi Nigel,
it seems since my hubby drove in Germany last summer, he feels a bit relaxed and we forget about looking for France's traffic law. we just know they speed and tailgating :D thanks for the Right Hand Rule tip , i'd surely pass that to my hubby and ask him to start looking for the traffic info. the road sign in traffic in France shouldn't be as clear as in Germany too i guess.