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G O R B I O
This is a lovely little medieval village, really isolated from the tourist crowds of the nearby coast. Gorbio is only a 4-km eagle's flight from Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, between Menton and Monaco, but it's more like 12 km by the narrow twisty road up through the Val de Gorbio.
The village perched on a hilltop forested with olive groves, and surrounded by towering rocky mountains. The village center is the main square, with its large and rather atypical fountain. The lovely big tree in the center is an elm (orme) planted in 1713; it measure 5m60 around. The typical little medieval streets going out from the square are narrow and stone paved, with vaulted passages and some very old and picturesque buildings.
The few shops in the village include a Gîte de France and the pottery-art-souvenir shop La Cave de Gorbio. The tourists here tended to be French and Italian people from this region, here to stroll, sit in the sun, have lunch and relax. The narrow roads filter out the big tourist buses.