Cap de Nice

A wild shore right by the water, inside the city of Nice

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The story

Past the square, the trail reaches a wilder stretch right by the water and leads to the tip of Cap de Nice. From here a long staircase climbs to the Basse Corniche, the lower coast road. On the slope above the shore stands the Château de l’Anglais, the “Englishman’s Castle,” from 1858, with its quirky pink outline.

Visiting

Take care on the section by the water when the sea is rough. Cross the Basse Corniche at the lights.

On the trail

• Mont Boron and Cap de Nice — 4.2 km, 2 h

On the way

• Nice → Monaco

Sources

• Randoxygène, Alpes-Maritimes Department — “Tour du mont Boron” (4.2 km, +200 m, 2 h, easy)
• Nice Mag, October 20, 2026 — beaches in eastern Nice and the coastal path closed because of waves

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