Pointe de l’Aiguille
Needle-like rocks made of solidified lava
The story
About 300 million years ago, volcanoes erupted here. Flows and sprays of lava hardened into a stone called pyromeride, and the needles of the point are made of it. The base of the cliff is tuff, a mix of hardened magma and broken rock. Nearby is one of the park’s four small beaches, in coves with clear water. In the early nineteenth century a couple of Italian fishermen settled in a cave by the north beach, and so the legend of the cave-dwelling fishermen was born.
Visiting
The park is open April 1 to October 31 from 7:00 to 20:00, and November 1 to March 31 from 8:00 to 18:00.
On the trail
- Pointe de l’Aiguille — 3.8 km, 2 h
On the way
Photos
Sources
- Randoxygène, Alpes-Maritimes Department — Parc de la Pointe de l’Aiguille
- Alpes-Maritimes Department — rules of the Pointe de l’Aiguille park (December 17, 2019): hours, dogs, bikes
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