La Turbie: Where the Riviera Touches the Sky

Ah, behold La Turbie — not merely a destination, dear reader, but an exaltation of topography, a hymn to the golden coastline where the Alps tumble, with rakish abandon, into the sapphire clasp of the Mediterranean.

This vintage poster, illustrated by the inimitable F. Hugo d’Alesi, is less advertisement than it is a visual symphony, composed to stir the hearts of those with a taste for the extraordinary. With florid blooms bursting forth across the composition — roses, mimosa, oleander — and vignettes of sun-drenched terraces and stately rail lines winding toward Monte Carlo, it’s a vision of southern France at its most beguiling.

Nestled between Monaco and the rugged cliffs of Cap Martin, La Turbie appears here as a dreamscape, where the grandeur of antiquity meets the elegant repose of Belle Époque leisure. There, perched among the hills, the Roman Trophy of Augustus gazes down upon a coastal diorama so lush, so serenely picturesque, that one can almost hear the clinking of glasses from a seaside café.

This reproduction, printed on premium heavyweight 200 gsm semi-gloss paper, gleams with a silk finish that brings every brushstroke to life. Humidity and scratch resistant, it is the ideal piece for aesthetes, Francophiles, and romantics who appreciate the refinement of a bygone era. Whether displayed in a library, drawing room, or that quiet corridor where time seems to pause, it commands not just attention, but reverence.

It is made in England, with all the care and precision one would expect of a heritage printer — as faithful to the original as La Turbie is to its heritage.

Hang this treasure upon your wall and let your room become a window to a world where elegance was expected, beauty was deliberate, and every voyage — even to the smallest village — was a thing of art.