Leaving Menton we drove up into the mountains and decided to follow signs for St. Agnes. When we arrived we discovered another quaint perched village. This one is supposedly the highest village in Europe (along the coast). It had lovely views of the surrounding mountains, topped with snow and draped in low lying cloud. We wandered around the village then climbed even higher following a footpath to castle ruins on the very peak of the mountain. The villagers have been making an effort to make the ruins safe and to rebuild parts of the castle. They have also created a lovely little medieval garden. We clambered around the ruins and the garden, getting great views of St. Agnes, the ocean and the mountains. Then as it was starting to get dark we made our way back to the car park and started the rather harrying drive back down the mountain.
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