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English: A view across the Paillon Valley of the town of Peillon, France.

Peillon is a picturesque fortified village about 15 miles north of Nice, France. The village is perched on top of a high narrow rocky peak, with the compact collection of stone houses, narrow streets, vaulted passages, and sometimes steep stairs.

The area has been inhabited since the Iron Age age and the first fortifed town was built on the site near the end of the 10th Century. Most of the current buildings date from the 19th Century, but a few date from the 17th Century.

Peillon sits on top of a narrow peak about three miles from the Peillon-Saint Thecle SNCF train station (which houses a small railroad museum open during the summer months). The uphill walk to the town take a little over an hour following the road to town or a hiking path through the countryside. Unlike many other medieval towns in the area, Peillon is an authentic town which is not oriented towards tourists. There are not souvenir shops or other tourist-oriented facilities. The only amenities are one restaurant inside the town and two more in the auberges just outside the town.