Sentier du Littoral: Cap de Nice to Villefranche-sur-Mer
The coast path from the port round Cap de Nice to Villefranche: rocks, villa walls and open blue water, with the Cap Ferrat peninsula ahead.
Photo: Olivier Huitel/Explore Nice Côte d'Azur
Distance
6 km
Time
2 hours one way
Difficulty
Medium, because of the stairs
Start
Jardin Félix-Rainaud on boulevard Franck-Pilatte, just past La Réserve (the full route starts at Port Lympia)
Past
Coco Beach, the rocky bathing spot locals call 'the pool', Cap de Nice and the Palais Maeterlinck, The restored blockhouse at the Pointe des Sans-Culottes, Tour Paganini in Villefranche's Lazaret district, then the Darse harbour and Citadelle Saint-Elme
Season
Open all year (tourist office). The Cap de Nice section is to be walked only when the sea is calm.
With children
Long flights of steps, including a long staircase up to boulevard Maeterlinck and about 800 m along the boulevard before the path resumes. No source covers pushchairs.
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