Guide sentiers Beaulieu-sur-Mer - EN

Walks and trails Beaulieu-sur-Mer

Promenade Promenade

Maurice Rouvier Maurice Rouvier

Below the Casino des Jeux, take the promenade above the Baie des Fourmis beach to reach the Royal Riviera hotel, a superb coastal promenade lined with beautiful properties including that of the actor David Niven, which leads to the peninsula of Saint-JeanCap-Ferrat.

From this promenade, it is possible to reach the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild by taking the second lane on the right which leads to Avenue Honoré Sauvan, or to continue towards the port of SaintJean-Cap-Ferrat to undertake the tour of the Pointe Saint Hospice or, for the more courageous, the tour of the Cap. From Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, you can reach Beaulieu-sur-Mer by bus n°15.

30min 2km Easy

Petite Afrique Petite Afrique part 1 part 1

Just behind the Sacré-Coeur church, take Rue Gallieni (pedestrian), then Rue du Marché (pedestrian), pass under the railway bridge to reach the last flight of stairs leading to Place du Général de Gaulle.

Cross the square to find the Chemin des Myrtes (road) on the left, which you follow upwards, leaving the Anglican church of Saint Michael's on your left, skirting the cemetery and continuing the ascent along the Vallon de la Murta, a path lined with holm oaks and punctuated by several steps.

(Alternatively, take the stairs next to the cemetery to reach Boulevard Edouard VII).

This brings you to Boulevard Edouard VII, in the Suffia district, which you follow to the right (east) for 500 m before leaving it to take the stairs that go up to the left (between the two stops of bus 84).

A long crossing on a pathway leads to the highest level of the Petite Afrique district.

Petite Afrique Petite Afrique

part 2 part 2

From this point, it is possible to continue climbing to reach the middle ledge and after crossing it, with great caution (no safe passage), it is possible to join the paths that lead either to the Plateau Saint-Michel or to the Saint-Grat chapel.

But you can also start the descent to the bay of Beaulieu by a superb panoramic path that overlooks gardens and villas.

After a few twists and turns through a pine forest, you come to a hairpin bend in the Boulevard Edouard VII (M.133) at the level of a forbidden road.

Go down about 400 m along the pavement of Boulevard Edouard VII to find the Escourchia shortcut on the left and finish by descending the beautiful series of steep stairs, Montée des Mandarines. After crossing Boulevard Paul Déroulède, take Boulevard Eugène Gauthier, which extends to the quays of the port.

Chemin Chemin

des Serres des Serres

AFrom the Place de la Batterie, follow the seafront along Avenue Fernand Dunan, skirting the Baie des Fourmis, up to the Pont SaintJean. Cross the bridge to the right with great caution and on the other side of the M6098 take the stairs of the Chemin des Serres which pass between the villas.

Follow this path and at its end turn right towards the Chapelle de la Madone Noire (closed to the public). The stairs will take you back to the town centre.

It is also possible to leave at the end of the Chemin des Serres by taking the Madone Noire path on the left. This itinerary overlooks the harbour of Villefranche-sur-Mer and then descends towards the M6098.

TOWARDS TOWARDS

VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER VILLEFRANCHE-SUR-MER

From the Casino de Beaulieu-sur-Mer, go up towards the Pont SaintJean by the avenue Jean Monnet. Cross the crossroads and go straight down the Avenue Louise Bordes which runs alongside some very beautiful properties including the Villa Nellcote made famous by the Rolling Stones. At the end of the road, stairs lead down directly to the Marinières beach in Villefranche-sur-Mer.

WHY PETITE AFRIQUE AND BAIE DES FOURMIS?

Why this district of Petite Afrique ?

The answer lies in its name:

it has a very pleasant microclimate. Orange trees, lemon trees, mandarin trees, mimosas and bougainvilleas add colour and exoticism to the city. Banana trees grow better here than anywhere else!

So much so that a doctor at the end of the the late 19th century suggested that the town be called "Beaulieu-les-Baniers".

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BaiedesFourmis

Theoriginofthenamecanhaveseveral explanations.Themostpoeticexplanationis thattherocksunderthewater,seenfromthe sky,arereminiscentofanthills.

Coming to Beaulieusur Mer

Grasse-Vintimille route: Departure every 30 minutes from "Beaulieusur-Mer" stop

Bus lines 607 or 15 from Nice

Good behaviour

JI put my rubbish in the appropriate bins appropriate bins

I respect the fauna and flora surrounding area I watch my pet