A short interpretive trail round the point where the hermit Hospitius lived, with the chapel and the giant bronze Virgin twenty minutes above the shore.
Photo: JJ Pangrazi
Distance
4 km
Time
2 hours from the port
Difficulty
Beginner
Start
Port of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat (Département 06) or chemin de Saint-Hospice
Past
Plage de la Paloma and the Pointe du Colombier, Six observation stations on the classified site, Chapelle Saint-Hospice, the 1903 bronze Virgin and the Belgian military cemetery, Views to Cap Martin, Monaco and Italy, Anse de la Scaletta and the Jardin de la Paix
Season
All year, weather permitting; may be closed in swell or wind.
With children
Not wheelchair accessible; stairs at the end of the loop. Dogs allowed. No source covers pushchairs.
Checked on randoxygene.departement06.fr, cotedazurfrance.fr, explorenicecotedazur.com, October 2026. Check seasons and hours with the place before you go.
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