• Alps to Med Trail

• Starts everyday from 21 March to 21 June & 1 September to 25 October. Availability subject to vacancies in accommodation.

• From £1070
• From €1195
• Prices per person based on 2 sharing a room
• Consult us for single supplement

• 7 nights, 6 days independent walking from Mercantour National Park to Menton.

• Varied walking through a changing landscape from the Mercantour Alps to the Mediterranean coast.
• Beautiful perched alpine villages, with a rich historic and cultural heritage with origins in their Italian past.
• Picturesque valleys under an azur blue sky

• "Excellent hotels, good general plentiful documentation, and enjoyed having 7 breakfasts, 6 picnics and 6 dinners (quite unusual on such trips)." A & E Gould, UK
• "Our favourite day's walk was from Sospel to St Agnes. The transition from mountains to Mediterranean was spectacular. Overall a fantastic trip...." read more

• 7 nights in 2 & 3 star hotels and guest houses in  double/twin en-suite rooms. A mix of styles of hotels. Evening meals in hotels serving tasty local cuisine.

1. Full board accommodation in hotels and guest houses for 7 nights (except evening meal in Menton)
2. Luggage transported between hotels
3. Detailed walking notes and 3 walking maps

1. Transport to Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende in France and the return from Menton
2. Dinner on the final evening
3. Drinks during meals and during the day
4. Personal spending and entrance fees
5. Travel insurance
   

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Walking Profile

This self-guided walking holiday in southern France for the most part takes place in upland or mountainous areas. The paths are well maintained. They pass through a range of types of terrain underfoot including mountainous. The walking days average about 5hrs 30. Maximum amount of ascent in a day is 860m, average is 500m. The difficulty can be reduced on a few of the days by taking public transport for certain sections. In general the walking days become easier as the holiday progresses and is well within the grade. This walking holiday would be suitable for those walkers used to mountain walking, as well as those more occasional walkers who are in good health and fitness.

Day 1: Arrival

Arrival at Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende and night in hotel

Day 2: Tour from Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende

Your first walking day is a tour from your hotel, during which you'll pass through two superb historic villages, Tende and La Brigue, which are as beautiful as the wild mountains of the Mercantour through which you're walking. Dinner and night at hotel in Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende. +/- 860 m, 5h30

Day 3: Saint-Dalmas-de-Tende - Saorge

Your walking trail will take you through a succession of delightful isolated villages built from dry local stone with slate roofs, including Fontan, a village with an architectural style that is unique in the region. The walk or shuttle bus to Saorge, a fascinating and charming village clinging to the steep mountain sides which will leave you staring in amazement. Dinner and night at guest house in Saorge.
Up to + 600 m/- 700 m, 5h30

Day 4: Saorge - Breil sur Roya

Discover the alleyways of Saorge, without doubt the most beautiful perched village of the region with its historic baroque monastary and chapel. Your walking route to Breil sur Roya follows the "salt trail". This is a short and beautiful section with some steeper sections. At Breil-sur-Roya in the valley bottom you can enjoy looking around its lovely historic buidlings and monuments.
+ 300 m/- 640 m, 5h30

Day 5: Breil sur Roya - Sospel via Peine-Haute

A beautiful path through delightful landscapes which leads you through the well preserved perched village of Peine-Haute and an isolated chapel surrounded by olive groves, as well as a series of gorges, with one foot in France and the other in Italy. Dinner and night in hotel at Sospel.
+ 400 m/- 500 m, 5h30

Day 6: Sospel - Sainte-Agnes

Chance to explore Sospel with the remains of its fortified chateau, cathedral and a number of other historic buildings recalling the importance of this settlement over the centuries. Your interesting walking trail takes you to the village of Sainte-Agnès, where it's already possible to see the Mediterranean. Dinner and night in hotel at Sainte-Agnès. You have the option of reducing your walking trail by taking a bus service to Castillon.
Up to + 510 m/- 250 m, 5h00

Day 7: Sainte-Agnes – Menton

Today you'll arrive at the historic old town of Menton, perched on the slopes above its port. You have the choice between two walking trails either via the delightful historic villages of Gorbio and Roquebrune before reaching the Mediterranean coast and walking around Cap Martin, or via the hilltop village of Casteller on a wonderful balcony trail. Night in hotel at Menton.
+ 220 m / - 750 m,  5h30

Day 8: Departure

End of your independent walking holiday after breakfast.