Circuit de Lourquiere

It’s been a while since our last hike, and since the sun was out again, we decided it was time to get those legs moving again... This time we picked a walk north of Nice, near one of our favourite provencal villages – Peillon.

The walk started at La Grave-de-Peille (the quarry of Peille), from where the footpath climbed up to La Colle, at an altitude of 430 meters. From there the walk took us past Peillon (little Peille) – sitting perfectly perched on top of its little hilltop. From there, the path steadily climbed up along the Vallon de Galambert - up to the highest point of the walk at 600 meters. After quickly crossing the hamlet of St-Martin-de-Peille, we headed back towards Peillon, at the foot of the imposing Pointe de Lourquiere (towering at a lofty height of 678 meters).

We stopped for a brief break at Peillon, thirsting for a drink and a nice pastry or cake. But alas – Peillon is actually a very unusual Provencal village in that there are no shops/cafes/bars at all in the village. I suppose one should commend their resistance against the forces of Capitalism – but a cold drink would’ve been nice.... We finished the walk by reversing the first portion of the walk back to La Grave-de-Peille.