The original plan for today was to get up really early and drive up to the alps for some proper hiking. But unfortunately Sami talked us into joining him for some "quality" karaoke in Cafe de Nissa (hosted by local karaoke "legend" Ottavio) the night before - so we didn't get up quite as early as planned.
Also, the weather forecast wasn't that good, so we ended up doing something somewhat less ambitious. We decided to explore some of the pretty villages near the coast instead. We started by driving up the Route de Cretes, a pretty road that follows the Var valley - with some great views all the way to the alps (which are again snow-covered, actually). Our first stop was Carros, a pretty perched village. From there we drove to Coursegoules, which was also very pretty (we had some excellent crepes for lunch here).
From there, we drove down the Vallee du Loup (the Loup is a river - the name is actually derived from the Latin word for river). It's a very impressive drive, especially when driving through the Gorges du Loup (a kind of canyon, with very dramatic cliffs overlooking the river). Our first stop here was Bar-sur-Loup, which is a nice enough perched village. But we preferred Tourrettes-sur-Loup, which is definitely one of the prettiest villages on the Riviera. And only slightly touristy ;-)
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