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Depart from the Comte de Falicon tram stop on line 1 or on bus number 16.
(S/E) Walk along Place de la Fontaine du Temple and cross the Jardin Maurice Mouchan and the new Parc du Ray. Exit the park to the south and turn left onto Avenue Ernest Lairolle.
(1) Cross Avenue du Ray, then take Avenue George Sand opposite for 20 metres, followed immediately by a right onto Avenue Alfred de Musset. Turn left onto Avenue Chateaubriand to reach Parc Chambrun from the south. Cross the park, turning left, exit on the right and walk 20 metres along Avenue Alfred de Vigny.
(2) Turn left, cross Avenue Vismara at the pedestrian crossing and head straight on to Vieux Chemin de Gairaut and theGRP® Les Collines de Nice, which climb northwards. Continue straight on, cross the bridge over the A8 and join Avenue de Gairaut (M14) at the ‘L’Autobus’ bar-restaurant.
(3) Cross the avenue and take the path opposite, which runs past the bar-restaurant, then rejoin the avenue and follow it to the left.
(4) Cross the road before the primary school to follow a path heading eastwards which leads directly to the Canal de Gairaut or Canal de la Vésubie. You’ll enjoy magnificent views of Nice and the Baie des Anges. Follow the canal to the right until you reach Avenue de Rimiez.
(5) Turn right and walk down the avenue to Chemin de la Batterie.
(6) Cross Avenue de Rimiez to follow this street, then turn right up the steps leading past the Compagnie Générale des Eaux building. Turn left back onto Avenue de Rimiez, pass the Saint-George clinic and continue down to Chemin de l’Abbaye Saint-Pons.
(7) Turn left, keep to the right at the three-way junction to reach the Monastery of Sainte-Claire.
(8) Continue along Avenue Sainte-Colette and join Avenue Cap-de-Croix.
(9) Turn left, go past the Quatre Chemins roundabout and continue, keeping slightly to the left, along Avenue de Flirey. Cross Avenue du Monastère and go past the Palais Victoria.
(10) Enter the Jardin des Arènes. Turn left at the three-way junction to cross it, keeping in the same direction, and arrive at the Monastère de Cimiez car park. Turn left, cross Place Jean-Paul II and continue for about fifty metres.
(11) Take the steps on the right, cross the Voie Romaine and take the steps on the other side, then rejoin the Voie Romaine and follow it to the left. Before the hairpin bend, take the steps on the right which serve as a shortcut to come out in front of the Pasteur University Hospital and the tram stop, or continue on to Saint-Charles by crossing the Paillon (E).
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