Sospel is a peaceful village located very near the Italian border, to the south of Mercantour National Park, in the heart of the green valley of Bévera. Its population triples in the summer season.
Starting in the 5th century, Sospel was an Episcopal city and for a long period an important staging post on the royal road from Nice to Turin, also known as the salt mule road. Travellers crossed the Bévéra here, taking a toll bridge built in the 13th century. This old bridge still exists. It was partially rebuilt after the second world war and currently houses the tourist office.