Sospel (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sospel (Italian: Sospello) is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France near the Italian border and not far from Monte Carlo. The town dates back to the 5th century, when it served as an important staging post on the royal road from Nice to Turin. The old toll bridge used by travellers to cross the Bevera, built in the 13th century, still stands. It was bombed by the Germans during World War II to prevent contact between the Franch Resistance ("The Maquis") and the Italians. Much of the town was destroyed. Renovated after World War II it now houses the tourist office. Ruins of a tower, part of a chateau belonging to the counts of Provence, are all that remain of the 14th century city walls.