Monte-Carlo or bust...road trip part VI

Top on our list of things to do on our recent return to Menton was to do the coastal walk from there to Monte-Carlo,someting we failed to do on our last visit.

It is actually straightforward enough, simply follow the coastal path ,leaving Menton behind you. The early part of the path is well made and easily walkable.

It's not too long before you catch a view of your ultimate destination.

We had lunch from this bench which offered fabulous views of the coastline and out to sea.

As we came around the bend to Roquebrune-Cap-Martin we passed the coastal terrace of  'Villa Cypris' which had been a great attraction for the rich and famous over the years. 

Roquebrune-Cap-Martin had a lot to do with our previous failed attempt at this walk as I decided to take in this hill top village as it had a connection to friends in Barrou. The steep climb was wort it as the village was lovely with great views down to Monaco

The view looking up to the chateau which made for an interesting visit on the last trip.

Where it all went wrong was my insistence that there would surely be a road down from the high ground to the coast, if there was we couldn't find it but instead ended up trekking up and down little 'chemins' and walking on dangerous windy roads with no pavements. We were busted!

By comparison this time was a doddle although after the Roquebrune-Cap-Martin stretch it did become more of a chore with a lot of up and down steps.

Some of which are in serious need of attention!

There was an excellent sense of achievement on reaching our destination and we rewarded ourselves with a wee refreshment. We would highly recommenr this walk to anyone visiting the area. 

Monte-Carlo or bust part III...busted

After our visit up to the chateau at  Roquebrune-Cap-Martin we continued our trek towards Monte-Carlo. We headed down some steep steps to take us off the hillside of the village to try and access the low road to take us there. 

This proved a lot more difficult than we thought as the steps lead us onto a road with no pavement. We spent a fair bit of time avoiding the traffic as we wound around bend after bend.

The only escape was to climb the few narrow 'chemins' (lanes) that presented themselves but these inevitably took us uphill rather than down!

This was the last of them appropriately enough named for us...

We had now been on our feet for 4 hours and decided that enough was enough as walking along the roads was getting more and more treacherous! It seems no one walks around here, mainly drive expensive cars!

A bit bizarrely we had noticed a bus stop earlier in a cut by the side of one of the roads we had been on at a spot where you would have thought it impossible to stop without causing an accident. 

We were pleased to see our little bus stop...this is the view from the bus stop and as near as we got to our destination.