Sunday, 26 February 2012

Rambling and Ruins along the Grand Corniche


Monday 20 February - Our last day in Nice and we took our time getting up and checking out of the hotel. We bought some pastries and sat on the beach to eat our breakfast. We then drove over to the Cours Saleya to see the antiques market. We spent an age trying to find a parking space then finally gave up and parked in the garage just below the market itself. We wandered around for a bit and it rained for awhile and then we got back in the car and headed once again toward Monaco. This time we took the Grand Corniche to get some different views. We stopped in the town of La Turbie famous for its massive Roman Ruin the Trophy of the Alps. We wandered around the medieval village, visiting the church and cemetery which had a great view of Monaco. Then we went for a walk following a path that wound up a nearby mountain. Unfortunately the trail was not very clear and the views not very exciting so we turned back after about 45 minutes. Then it was back in the car and on the road toward Roquebrune Cap Martin.

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