Christmas is nearly here, which (at least for me) means a lot of eating, so we figured we had no excuse to skip our customary Sunday walk. This time we opted for a walk that combines history with some nice scenery, near Le Rouret, on the road towards Grasse.
I say history, because the walk leads to a Roman camp, which according to our guide book dates back to the 8th century B.C. (which sounds a bit strange – I thought the Romans started they’re empire-building later than that – but hey the guide is published by the Conseil General des Alpes-Maritimes so it must be true). Well, I have to say, the Roman camp isn’t all that impressive anymore, the words “pile of rocks” comes to mind. What I mean is, unless there was a sign on the spot saying “Roman camp”, I would’ve thought the pile of rocks was just, well, a pile of rocks. But the views from the spot were amazing, with a panorama over the Gorge du Loup and the picturesque villages Bar-sur-Loup and Gourdon. And it was, as it usually is, a glorious day (if a bit nippy), so no complaints from us!
After the refreshing walk, we headed down to Biot, which is a very pretty perched village next to Antibes. We had seen some flyers advertising an original kind of Advent calendar that the locals had put up there, so we decided it was worth a look. Basically, some artists and school children had put some colourful decoration on some of the window shutters in the old town. It was all very nice - they sure know how to make their villages look cute in this part of the world.
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