La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head, France
Stefano Mitta
Stefano Mitta stefanomitta.com
La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head, France
Marc Barthelemy
Marc Barthelemy www.mb-photography.lu
La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head, France
Marc Barthelemy
Marc Barthelemy www.mb-photography.lu
La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head, France
Marc Barthelemy
Marc Barthelemy www.mb-photography.lu
La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head, France
Marc Barthelemy
Marc Barthelemy www.mb-photography.lu
La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head, France
Marc Barthelemy
Marc Barthelemy www.mb-photography.lu
La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head, France
Marc Barthelemy
Marc Barthelemy www.mb-photography.lu
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France La Tête De Chien - Dog's Head

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Tête de Chien (550 m) is a rock promontory near the village of La Turbie. It overlooks the Principality of Monaco, and has a great views of the Grande Corniche road, Cap Ferrat, Cap d’Antibes and sometimes even the St Tropez peninsula or Corsica.
From some angles the mountain resembles dog’s head, hence the name. A fortress was built on the summit in the 19th century, today there’s a research centre.
This place is amazing cause you can also climb. The routes offer various climbing styles with lots of tuffas and multiples routes over 30 meters high.

Photography Tips

Take your time, you'll have thousand different point of view and climbing routes to try... if you love both you'll need a lot of time to discover all it has to offer.

Travel Information

Take the A8 highway and exit at La Turbie or take the road D45 or D2564. From la Turbie drive toward Cap D’Ail on the D37 and after 200 meters, take to the left, the road of La Tête de Chien. Park at the end of the road (1.3 km from La Turbie).
Spot Type Outdoor
Crowd Factor Just a few people
Best Timing Sunrise & sunset during summer
Sunrise & Sunset 06:16 - 18:54 | current local time: 15:30
Photo Themes climbing fortress Grand Corniche Mountains Ocean rock climbing Routes Trophée d'Auguste Trophée des Alpes

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Spot Comments (3)

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Luigi Alesi
Luigi Alesi 05.10.2017
awesome view!!!
Manuel Becker Team
Manuel Becker 05.10.2017
I agree, that's an amazing view for sure!
Stefano Mitta
Stefano Mitta 05.10.2017
Then you should see the other side! This spot has a lot of potential!

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