We stayed in a beautiful house
near Grasse, 35km from Nice,
and it was just a coincidence that
we found this paradise for cyclists. It’s a
beautiful place anyway, with a gorgeous
old town and its famous perfume heritage,
but for cycling it’s quite special – you’re
already 300m above sea level, and there
are so many classic routes and good
climbs around. We cycled up to 150km on
a single day on our trip, but if you want
something easier you can head downhill to
the coast. Really, you can stay just about
anywhere on the French Riviera and it’ll be
a good base for a cycling trip – the area
seems designed for it.
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The base camp
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The hilltop
town of Grasse; the bike; one of the unusual road signs
on the route; walking through the village of Bajardo
“You can stay anywhere
on the Riviera and it’s a
perfect base for cycling”
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