Hiking and Walking in France
Easy Hikes in the South of France What do you prefer: the glamour of the lowlands or the solitude of the mountains? When does the hiking season start ? Obviously, this depends very much on where you are. In some parts of Germany, they turn this into an “official” event with speeches, oompah bands and Bratwursts,…
Urban walks in the South of France A French Riviera Walk in Nice For You Tracing the footsteps of an adventurous friar, the ancient Romans and Queen Victoria Today’s post is some sort of a post-scriptum to our brief series of seasonal promenades along the Cote d’Azur: a walk that we discovered only recently, in…
Winter Walks in the South of France You Would Love French Riviera Winter Walks Nice is the French Riviera’s largest town – and also has the largest parks. Everybody who travels to the French Riviera will get to Nice sooner or later. This is not always something that happens by design. Many people only come…
Walks in the South of France With our French Riviera Winter Walks – From Monaco to a celebrated coastal spot The stroll from Monaco to the near-by Mala Beach in Cap d’Ail is the classic family beach walk on the Riviera. It may not be as rugged and spectacular as some of the others trails…
Walks in the South of France French Riviera Winter Walks A Foretaste of the Alps in Menton Today, we will begin a short series of French Riviera winter walks. There will be one walk each for the three main towns in the coastland’s eastern section: Nice, Monaco and Menton. These French Riviera winter walks resemble each other…
Hiking in the South of France Gorbio – A French Riviera Hinterland Today’s walk is the perfect daytrip for visitors of the French Riviera who want to get a first impression of the arrière-pays, the mountainous hinterland of the coastal strip between Cannes and Menton. The trail leads – across a distance of roughly 6 km…
Urban Walks One lap around Monte Carlo on the tracks of F1 Legends First a confession: I am not a great fan, either of the F1 Grand Prix circus or of the Principauté itself. To me, Monaco has always felt like a council estate that won the lottery. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this walk around the…
Urban Walks in the French Riviera Sunny Menton is to die for When Menton’s old chateau was razed in the late 19th century, the city administration decided to convert the grounds into a municipal cemetery. This turned out to be an excellent business decision, because at the very moment the issue was decided, thousands of…
Themed Walks in Paris Walking in Montmarte by Chansons It seems to be more difficult to say goodbye to Paris than originally thought. This is a postscript to last week’s post. A postscript appears in order because more songs have been written about Montmartre than about any other part of Paris, and rather than leaving out…
Themed Walks in Paris Paris by Chansons This, in a way, is our farewell note to Paris. After 20 years, we have recently moved on to sunnier climes. We will certainly come back for brief visits and a walk or two, but most of our “easy hiking” from now on will concentrate on the Mediterranean….