Today was yet another glorious day on the Cote d’Azur, with clear blue skies and blazing sunshine – so we decided to go the beach. Nah, just kidding, we went for a walk, of course! This time we opted upon a trek in the Vallee du Loup, starting in the village of Courmes. Courmes is tiny, picturesque village (more like a hamlet, really) sitting right eastern side of the gorge. Having had a quick walk around the village (took us about 2 minutes – considering there are about 3 streets altogether in Courmes) we set off for the walk.
The footpath took us from a starting altitude of 630 meters up to the plateau de St-Barnabe, at 948 meters. We thought we’d done quite well so far, what with a rather rapid ascent of 300 meters – but of course the worst was yet to come, as we scrambled up the rocky slopes of Puy de Tourrettes, literally crawling up on our knees… (OK, so maybe I’m exaggerating a bit ;-), at the majestic height of 1268 meters. The views were well worth the effort, though, it has to be said…
The footpath took us from a starting altitude of 630 meters up to the plateau de St-Barnabe, at 948 meters. We thought we’d done quite well so far, what with a rather rapid ascent of 300 meters – but of course the worst was yet to come, as we scrambled up the rocky slopes of Puy de Tourrettes, literally crawling up on our knees… (OK, so maybe I’m exaggerating a bit ;-), at the majestic height of 1268 meters. The views were well worth the effort, though, it has to be said… 
Having enjoyed the views and rested for a bit, we headed back down the way we came – a lot easier this time ;-). On the way back we came upon a horde of sheep being led over the plateau to their summer residence (the mountains, not a posh villa on Cap Ferrat) – quite a sight (and I’ve never seen so many sheep in one place since I left the British isles!). A nice note to end a very nice walk on…More pictures here.
Pictured here, some of the pretty flowers we saw on the way (pictures courtesy of Mathilde)
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