France - Walking along the French Riviera
As the Alps rise up from the Mediterranean Sea along one of the most famous coastlines in the world, they give birth to a very special and luminous land where nature offers an incomparable variety of scenery and atmosphere for your pleasure but also for adventure… These are the Maritime Alps. The trip combines mountain meadows and forests, the majesty of treetops, picturesque perched villages, with the added bonus of a mirror of blue stretched out at your feet. This is the privilege of the Maritime Alps.
Highlights on this tour
- Self-guided walking holiday from Menton to Nice along the French Riviera
- Experience exciting Monaco as a contrast to the historic French coastal towns such as Menton and Ville Franche
- Walking along beautiful paths and small roads with amazing views
- Through rosemary bushes and small villages along the azure ocean
- Cozy small hotels
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Today you arrive in the famous seaside resort, Menton. You’ll discover the Italian border, the beautiful old town of Menton and its lovely gardens.
High mountains rise up just behind Menton. You’ll walk up there through picturesque villages such as Castellar and Sainte-Agnès. Beautiful scenery above the sea. Overnight stay in a small inn looking out on the bay of Menton. Dinner included.
This summit will afford you an extraordinary 360° view on the mountains and the sea. Dinner and Overnight stay in the same inn in Sainte-Agnès.
Through an original combination of Mediterranean scents and Alpine flora, scrubland and pine forests, you’ll arrive at Gorbio, a perched village in the middle of greenery, and Roquebrune, another small village. Both are not too far from the coastline but are completely different from it!
Incredible views on the way today: wild nature and the skyscrapers of Monte Carlo. You’ll enjoy visiting the Principality of Monaco and discovering La Turbie, a medieval village. Train between Monaco and Beaulieu/Mer.
A marked path will guide you along the wild coastline of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. You’ll walk along the beach through Villefranche-sur-Mer and reach Nice via the foothills. Fantastic views in a natural and unspoilt surrounding. The hotel is in the town center making it easy for you to enjoy visiting the town the following day.
The tour ends just after breakfast. We suggest that you take your time to visit Nice: the old town, the flower market and the ‘Promenade des Anglais’.
Price includes
- 6 nights in carefully selected hotels
- Breakfast every day
- Dinners of day 2 and 3
- Luggage transportation
- Detailed travel information (route maps or overview maps, route description, tourist attractions, important telephone numbers)
- French accommodation tax
- 24-hour local and international service hotline for the duration of the tour
- This is a packaged holiday and is therefore covered by The Travel Guarantee Fund - See which benefits this means for you - click here
- Transportation to/from France
- Handling fee (EUR 20)
- Train between Monaco and Beaulieu/Mer (2,50 €/person)
Practical info
The price is based upon two people sharing. It is also possible travel alone in a single room. Simply choose "1 person" in the booking form and it will automatically add the single room surcharge.
On this tour you will be on your own supplied with maps, route descriptions and luggage transfers. That means that your time is your own and you have plenty of time to enjoy the stages in your own pace.
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The process of your booking
When you book, we will start booking hotels and arranging all the practical details of the trip. This process typically takes 2-5 working days, but some bookings may take longer. If you are arranging your own transport, we recommend that you wait until we have confirmed your booking before arranging this.
Dates
If you can select the date in the tour calendar at the top of this page, this is a possible start date. We continually update the tours with sold-out dates, after which those dates will turn red and cannot be selected.
The flights to/from Nice are not included in the price. You can easily find a suitable flight via a flight booking engine such as Momondo or Skyscanner.
Notice: we recommend that you book with us and wait for the confirmation before you book your flights.
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If you prefer that we handle your flight, then we would be happy to arrange this for you. You simply book a quote below the map on this page and we will return with a quote as soon as possible (usually within 48 working hours). Please note that we add a handling fee of 45 euro to each flight and this means that the flight will be cheaper if you book it yourself.
Local transportation
Get an overview of how to get from Nice Airport to Menton via this link: Rome2Rio.
Luggage transfer is included on this tour. Upon arrival at the first hotel you will be given luggage tags along with the rest of the welcome package. You fill out the luggage tags and put them on your bags where they will remain for the duration of the tour.
Your luggage is picked up from the hotel lobby around 9am every morning and will arrive at your next hotel at 6pm at the latest (often long before that). If there are any special exceptions to the luggage transfer you will be notified upon arrival.
Luggage transfer includes one bag per guest and the bags can weigh 20kg each.
On this tour you will be accommodated in 2-star and 3-star hotels with breakfast included.
Breakfast is included every day. We have also included two dinners in the price. It is easy to find lunch in the small villages before the walks and you will have plenty of choices for dinner in the many restaurants.
You will recieve the following documentation
Upon booking
You recieve practical information about the tour in a digital format
One month before arrival
You recieve your hotel list and your voucher (hotel list is often supplied upon booking)
Upon arrival
You recieve the welcome package which contains the printed version of the road book, luggage tags, local specific vouchers and if you have rented bikes then they will also be delivered and fitted at the first hotel.
This tour has difficulty grade 2.
Grade 2
Easier walking at reasonable good paths. The walking time will be 4-6 hours usually in hilly terrain. Every one in good health and a normal physical fitness can participate. Luggage is mostly transported and you only go with a lighter backpack. Requires good footwear such as trekking shoes or hiking boots.
Read more about our Grading System
Here you can get an overview of the entire route and the elevation profile for each day. The data shows the data from the GPX-files related to the tour. Notice that the routes are sometimes updated, which means that there might be small variations.
Colors
Blue routes: The route as normal
Red routes: Variations/options (such as shortened or extended routes)
It can be hard to plan your trip according to the weather, but to give an idea of the local climate, you can see the data below:
The statistics are from yr.no.
We are members of the Travel Guarantee Fund (nr. 2529) and have all available insurances. This covers you regardless of your nationality. Read more about that here.
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