Tourrettes, Var


Tourrettes is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.
Tourrettes is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. Tourrettes is a charming old Provençal village popular with tourists. The village is located on the road to Mons, which later on joins the Route Napoléon.
In the recent years a high-standing golf resort has settled in Tourrettes : the Domaine de Terre Blanche attracting a foreign clientele.
The aerodrome of Fayence-Tourrettes was one of the most active in Europe.