Uphill to the Sea
A walk through the Alpes-Maritimes to the Mediterranean Coast
General information about the area FranceBeyond (including ProvenceBeyond). Links on the home page to specific Provence topics – villages, history, sport, etc. Good place to start your research. ProvenceWeb – Alpes-Maritimes villages Haut Pays de Nice (one-man site) Portail Vésubien … Continue reading →
Route details and statistics The GR52a skirts the edge of the Mercantour National Park starting at Colmars (04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence) in the valley of the Verdon, then heading east, south-east, and north-east to the Col de Tende (06 Alpes-Maritimes) in the … Continue reading →
22 – 23 April 2005 First down My route plan showed this was going to be our hardest day – 800 metres of ascent, but a knee-wrecking 2000 metres of downhill. By now we were used to finding fallen trees … Continue reading →
20 – 21 April 2005 Prêt à Manger La-Bollène-Vésubie has a Post Office open every day, Monday to Saturday. From 1000 to 1130. There was one food shop, but it was closed when we went up into the village at … Continue reading →
18 – 19 April 2005 Introduction The soft green glow from the backlight of my watch showed me the time – 1.16 in the morning. I’d been in bed since before ten, and just woken for a moment. As I … Continue reading →