Cote d'Azur

The Finest Valley and Mountain Walks

Rother walking guides are pocket-sized, in full colour and include 50 walks, varying from day-long hikes, mountain and valley walks, some easy some more demanding. Each walk has accompanying mapping, usually 1:50 000 and colour photos capture the 'feel' of each of the countries.

This guide focuses on routes along the famous coastline of the Cote d'Azur - touring a floral landscape comprising nothing but colours, scents and the ocean. Walking along dream-like bays, in the high land of Grasse, but also in the Maritime Alps on up to 1500 m high mountain summits from where on the one side can be seen the Alps, and on the other side the Mediterranean.

Daniel Anker, one of the most renowned alpine journalists in Switzerland, presents 44 selected day and multiple-day excursions between Meton and Marseille. The selection of walks on offer ranges from walks on Iles de L'Erins through beach hikes at St.Tropez to solid mountain walking in the Massiv de I'Esterel or the Maritime Alps. The famous crossing of the Calanques and a long-distance walk in 15 stages from Menton to Marseille round off the suggestions.

The author nearly always chooses paths away from the hustle and bustle of tourism. All proposed walks can be reached by public transport, which was the author's exclusive means of transportation. He provides much useful advice on all walks, stating the bus and train lines as well as telephone numbers of the respective points of arrival. All this information is supplemented by details on accommodation (inc telephone numbers), many tips on sites and comments on possible tour combinations, complemented by illustrated hiking maps; the coloured indication of the level of difficulty is an additional help for the reader to select the right tour.

The author not only offers precise route portrayals, but also conveys through his text, underlined by his excellent colour photos, the love he feels for the azure blue coast. A love you are bound to discover for yourself when exploring the remote sides of this wonderful coast with the help of this guide.<