About Villefranche-sur-Mer

Villefranche-sur-Mer is a town in Alpes-Maritimes, France. From Villefranche-sur-Mer you can reach 3 surf spots, 1 ski resort, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Villefranche sur mer, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 71 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 9 km away.

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Staying in Villefranche-sur-Mer

71 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE), 9 km, CUF, 97 km, TLN, 116 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Villefranche-sur-Mer.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Villefranche-sur-Mer too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

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Menton17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Menton

2 ft9 kJ

2 ft33 kJ

2 ft40 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

2 ft7 kJ

2 ft27 kJ

2 ft10 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Menton, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft4 smushy	9kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	52, good	2 ft6 smushy	33kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	2 ft6 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 13 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	39, fair	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	18°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	2 ft4 smushy	7kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	2 ft5 smushy	27kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	28, too small	2 ft4 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	17°C

Nice3.4 kmabout 10 min by carStays in NiceIntermediate and up

2 ft20 kJ

3 ft26 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

2 ft12 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

2 ft18 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Nice, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	11, too small	2 ft5 shollow	20kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	30, too small	3 ft4 shollow	26kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft5 shollow	32kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 shollow	12kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 shollow	3kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	2 ft5 shollow	18kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	10, too small	1 ft4 shollow	3kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C

Villefranche sur mer0.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

2 ft14 kJ

3 ft34 kJ

3 ft33 kJ

2 ft20 kJ

1 ft5 kJ

3 ft32 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Villefranche sur mer, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft5 shollow	14kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	22°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 shollow	34kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots, offshore	19°C
Wed 21Oct	13, too small	3 ft5 shollow	33kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft5 shollow	20kJ	wind from the north, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	1 ft4 shollow	5kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 shollow	32kJ	wind from the west, 9 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	9, too small	1 ft4 shollow	4kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, offshore	17°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Villefranche-sur-Mer, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Ski near Villefranche-sur-Mer

Gréolières-Les-Neiges 54 min by car

Kite near Villefranche-sur-Mer

Villefranche-sur-Mer 0.5 km · stays here

Windsurf near Villefranche-sur-Mer

Villefranche-sur-Mer 0.5 km · stays here

Places to eat near Villefranche-sur-Mer

Bistro de l'EtoileFrench · in the centre
La Belle EtoileFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
La GrignotièreFrench · 0.1 km from the centre
La Pizze VillefrancheItalian · 0.1 km from the centre
Alma Gout MediterraneeMediterranean · 0.2 km from the centre
BaccanaleItalian · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Villefranche-sur-Mer, France