We LOVE Cagnes-sur-mer and this apartment in the heart of it. We are 15 minutes walking from the beach promenade. A fifteen minute train to Nice and an hour to Cannes and Monaco in either direction.
Pics from the waterfront area
Cute statue outside a flower shop on the way to the beach
On my first full day, I walked up the hill to Haut de Cagnes, which is a small medieval town, 15 minutes walk (strait up a steep hill) from the old town. There's a square and restaurant at the top and a fortress, but I will have to go back since it was closed.
Then I continued the walk by treking to the the north end of the rives du loup and following it all the way to the beach. This is a nice trail by the river, with only a couple of tight spots where I had to scramble over rocks near the river bed. Otherwise, the trail is easy going. The whole walk, including Haut de Cagnes was 14.5km (21,000 steps).
The next day, I tried to walk to a couple of hiking spots listed in google maps (Piton rocheux du dome de Biot and Imagem de rosto masculino), but was thwarted by gates across the path in several places. I did make it to the Tour de la Madonne and the small town of Biot on this 5-hour hike (longer than I'd planned with having to backtrack and find alternate routes due to the gates). Tour de la Madone is not easily accessible with sign prohibiting access, but I did get a few shots from below.
And yesterday, I visited a large natural park with a criss-cross of trails and mix of wooded and meadow areas. Lots of dog-walkers and hikers. The Parc naturel departmental de Vaugrenier is about 1hr15 from our apartment, half of which is walking along the beach promenade.
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