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Start at Quai Napoléon in the Port of Nice. For convenience, you can take Tram Line 2 to get there.
(S/E) Walk along the harbour basin beneath Quai des Deux Emmanuels towards the harbour master’s office. Turn left and take the steps located near the former prison. You will arrive on Boulevard Stalingrad.
(1) Turn right onto it, walk along the harbour basins and continue along Boulevard Franck Pilatte. Walk past the restaurant "La Réserve" to reach the junction of a path at Square Théodore de Banville.
(2) Turn right onto this path towards Coco Beach, but please be careful — for safety reasons , the path may be closed. Please be aware that even in good weather, there may be a strong swell, which could prevent you from continuing your walk further along the Cap de Nice. I therefore urge you to exercise the utmost caution and, if necessary, alter your route: see the “Practical Information” section. Follow the path until you come to some steps on the left.
(3) Climb these steps to reach Avenue du Cap de Nice. Cross the road and continue straight ahead to avoid the hairpin bend. Then continue along the avenue until you reach Boulevard Maurice Maeterlinck. Turn right onto it and you will soon reach the junction with Boulevard du Mont Boron.
(4) Continue straight ahead along Boulevard Maurice Maeterlinck, then carry on along Boulevard Princesse Grâce de Monaco until you reach a flight of steps on the right.
(5) Descend the stairs on the right towards Pointe des Sans Culottes, then Pointe du Gaton, Pointe de l’Étoile, Pointe de la Rascasse and finally Pointe Madame. You will arrive at the Lazaret watchtower.
(6) Go straight on and follow the Chemin du Lazaret. Further on, leave this path and turn right, keeping as close to the sea as possible. Cross the sea wall, then turn left at the harbour master’s office. Walk along the Darse basin, past the Pasqui shipyard – which specialises in the restoration of old sailing ships – and the Villefranche Oceanographic Observatory. At the hairpin bend, take the steps leading off to the right and go round the citadel via the Allée du Colonel Duval. You will reach a crossroads.
(7) Keep right on the path, walking alongside the Jardin des Chasseurs. You will reach the junction with Avenue Sadi-Carnot.
(8) Cross at the pedestrian crossing and walk about thirty metres to the right. Then turn left onto the path and head towards the harbour master’s office on Quai de l’Amiral Courbet.
(9) Turn left, walk past the Chapelle Saint-Pierre and take the Quai de l'Amiral Courbet. Continue along the Quai de l'Amiral Ponchardier, then enter the Promenade des Marinières to walk along the bay. Reach the junction leading to Villefranche-sur-Mer station.
(10) Continue straight ahead along the promenade, keeping the railway line on your left. At the end of the bay, take the steps, join Avenue de l’Ange Gardien and follow it straight on. Continue along Avenue Louise Bordes and reach the junction with Avenue de Grasseuil.
(11) Turn right onto it and continue between the villas until you reach a junction. Continue straight ahead along Avenue Denis Séméria until the right-hand bend.
(12) Turn right onto Chemin de Passable and continue down the steps leading to the small beach at Passable.
(13) Turn left onto Chemin du Lido and head towards the Lido building at the first junction. Then head down to the right to begin the tour of Cap Ferrat via Chemin des Douaniers. Take care on this path overlooking the sea. This beautiful route takes you to the foot of the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat lighthouse.
(14) Do not head back up towards the lighthouse, but take the steps down to Pointe Malalongue and then Pointe Causinière, through a stunning landscape of jagged rocks. Pass beneath the Hôtel du Cap and its beach facilities, then continue along Chemin de la Carrière. You will reach the junction at Villa Artemys.
(15) Turn right onto Avenue Claude Vignon, keep right on this street, and continue on to reach the entrance to the Parc de la Pinède and Anse des Fossettes.
(16) Turn right to walk around the headland via the Sentier du Littoral at Pointe Saint-Hospice: an easy walk, always above sea level. Reach the tip of the headland.
(17) Continue left, still on the Sentier du Littoral, then along Avenue Jean Mermoz to return to the junction you passed earlier.
(16) Continue right along Avenue Jean Mermoz, then take Quai Charles Lindberg and walk around the port of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat.
(18) Continue along the quays to pass in front of the Harbour Master’s Office. Turn right, head towards the beach and, via the steps, climb up to the Promenade Maurice Rouvier. Continue straight on towards Pointe Fontettes then Pointe Rompa-Talon, staying on the same very pleasant promenade all the way to Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
(19) Turn left onto Avenue Jean Monnet and head up to the Pont Saint Jean, which marks the entrance to the Cap Ferrat peninsula. Reach the junction with Avenue de Grasseuil, which you passed on the way out.
(11) Opposite, follow the same route as on the way there, walking alongside the railway line, which is now on your right. Reach the junction leading to Villefranche station.
(10) Turn right up the steps towards the station. At the top, turn left, cross through Villefranche via Rue du Poilu and Rue Henri Biais, continuing on to Avenue Sadi Carnot.
(8) Turn right, cross at the pedestrian crossing, then turn left and head for the junction with Allée Colonel Duval, which you passed on the way out.
(7) Leave this alley and turn right, walk along the F. Binon garden square, then turn left onto Avenue Maréchal Foch. Continue along the flat stretch of Boulevard Princesse Grace de Monaco. Pass in front of her memorial and continue overlooking the bay of Villefranche, facing Cap Ferrat. Return to the junction where the stairs are.
(5) Return to Boulevard Maurice Maeterlinck and continue until you reach the junction with Boulevard du Mont Boron.
(4) Turn right onto Boulevard du Mont-Boron, continue on to reach the Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Secours church.
(20) Head down to the left along Chemin des Crêtes to reach Boulevard Carnot.
(21) Cross it with great care (no pedestrian crossing) and take the path through the gardens on Chemin Tordu opposite. Then take Boulevard Winston Churchill opposite.
(22) Turn left to head downhill along Montée du Commandant Octobon. Join Boulevard Stalingrad.
(1) Cross the road and then follow the route taken on the way there to return to Quai Napoléon (S/E).
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