The easiest classic of the Riviera: round the tip of the Cap on a waymarked path between pebble coves, wild rocks and fragrant pines, with sea views all the way.
Photo: Office de Tourisme Menton, Riviera & Merveilles
Distance
4.7 km
Time
Not stated by the tourist office
Difficulty
Easy
Start
Gare de Carnolès, avenue François de Monléon (or along the sea front from Menton)
Past
Plage de Carnolès and the Cap Martin arch, Le Corbusier's bust and the tip of Cap Martin (marker 3), with the bay of Menton as far as Bordighera, Pine woods and the pergola of the Villa Cypris, Footbridge under the railway to the Cap Moderne site (Villa E-1027 and Le Corbusier's Cabanon), Path above the Plage du Buse, ending near Roquebrune-Cap-Martin station
Season
All year (tourist office); check the weather before setting out. Cap Moderne guided visits run 1 April–31 October only, by online booking.
With children
Rated ideal for families by the tourist office; a 'Balade C@p'tivante' in Winston Churchill's footsteps runs along it, with phone videos at the signposts. Take the train back from Roquebrune-Cap-Martin station.
Checked on menton-riviera-merveilles.fr, cotedazurfrance.com, capmoderne.monuments-nationaux.fr, October 2026. Check seasons and hours with the place before you go.
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