Villefranche-sur-Mer and its citadel • All PYRENEES · France, Spain, Andorra. Villefranche-sur-Mer (Fr. Villefranche-sur-Mer) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region on the French Riviera and between Nice city and the Principality of Monaco, which is just west of the French-Italian border. Tourism and attractions The town has seven monuments listed in the inventory of historical monuments and 160 places and monuments listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage. It also has 66 objects listed in the inventory of historical monuments and 95 objects listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage. The Citadel Saint-Elme, listed as a historical monument, today houses the town hall as well as the Volti and Goetz-Boumeester museums, the 24th BCA memory room and the Roux collection. The port of the Darse is the former military port.
The Port de la Santé, the fishing port of Villefranche, at the foot of the old town, houses the ferry terminal for liners anchored in the bay of Villefranche. Beaches Shopping Roads Ports.