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The start of this walk is at Place Biancheri, near the “Le Roya” hotel.
(S/E) From Place Biancheri, heading south, take the small street between the Crédit Agricole and the Sainte-Catherine Chapel (formerly the Chapel of the White Penitents). Turn left and you’ll come out onto Breil’s main street, Rue Pasteur.
Walk to the end of this street and turn into Rue Marius Cauvin at the dam on the Roya. Continue until you reach a wash house. Immediately on the right, take the path known as the "Valéen". Walk along, admiring the Chapel of Saint Anthony the Hermit, then the Porte de Gènes. After a bend that follows the circular course of the Roya, you’ll reach a junction.
(1) Turn left onto the Sentier des Irlandais and begin the ascent towards the Tour de Cruella. The climb is quite steep: a 150-metre elevation gain over 500 metres. Enjoy the panoramic view over the Roya valley and the peaks surrounding the Col de Brouïs (Cime de Gonella, Mangiabo, Cime du Bosc).
(2) At the foot of the tower, facing north, begin the descent via a series of gentle switchbacks before joining theGR®52Atrail.
(3) At the junction with theGR®52A, turn left towards Breil-sur-Roya (signpost and marker 6). Continue along theGR® to the entrance to the village. In Rue Ciappera, turn left, then take the first right to return to Place Biancheri (S/E).
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