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9 Top Coastal Paths on the French Riviera

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Name Appeal
1 Cap Ferrat ✦✦✦✦✧
2 Cap d'Antibes ✦✦✦✦✧
3 Presqu'île St-Tropez ✦✦✦✧✧
4 Cap de Nice ✦✦✦✧✧
5 Cap Martin ✦✦✦✧✧
6 Cap Sicié ✦✦✦✧✧
7 Cap Dramont ✦✦✦✧✧
8 Cap d'Ail ✦✦✧✧✧
9 Rouvier ✦✦✧✧✧

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PATHS

Cap Ferrat

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Full Names
Sentier du Littoral
Sentier de Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Chemin des Douaniers

This trail takes you along a wild coastline shaped by wind and waves. You’ll see chalky cliffs, hidden coves, an old quarry, and this stunning rocky landscape at Pointe Causinière. The sea can get pretty loud and rough here. Along the way, you’ll spot the lighthouse in this dramatic, remote Riviera vibe.

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Cap d'Antibes

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Full Names
Sentier du Littoral
Sentier Tirepoil

You’ll wind your way through pine trees, past luxury hotels and villas tucked behind high walls. The path hugs tiny coves, loops around the tip of the cape, and follows a rocky shoreline lined with umbrella pines. Down below, the sea gently laps at the rocks. It’s a walk where understated luxury meets Mediterranean nature.

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Presqu'île St-Tropez

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Full Name
Sentier du Littoral

This path shows you a whole different side of Saint-Tropez, far from yachts and buzzing streets. You’ll walk through fragrant pine forests, emerald coves, rugged rocks, and secret little passages. The air smells like cistus and eucalyptus. It feels like a wilder, more intimate Riviera, one that’s almost forgotten in all the clichés.

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Cap de Nice

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Full Name
Sentier du Littoral

This part of the coastal path starts at Coco Beach, at the far end of Nice’s port, and winds its way between rocks and pine trees all the way to the nearby town of Villefranche-sur-Mer. It’s one of the prettiest walks in the area, with steel-blue sea, quiet little coves, white cliffs, and the curves of the bay in the distance. The trail sticks close to the Mediterranean, sometimes narrow, sometimes steep.

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Cap Martin

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Full Names
Sentier du Corbusier
Sentier Massolin

The Cap Martin path gives you a mix of wild and well-kept scenery, with Mediterranean plants all around and villas hidden behind their walls. You’re walking right by the sea, with pines and agaves leaning toward the waves, and the rocks shaping a raw, rugged shoreline.

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Cap Sicié

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Full Name
Sentier du Littoral Notre-Dame du Mai

You’ll hike through dark rocks, twisted pines, and dry heather. The path climbs up the hillside, with views over unreachable coves, and crosses a forest rich in wild scents. Sometimes, the sea suddenly spreads out wide, revealing distant capes, islands or silhouettes. The route takes you to the chapel of Notre-Dame-du-Mai, perched in a rugged setting, a peaceful spot overlooking the sea.

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Cap Dramont

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Full Name
Sentier du Littoral du Cap Dramont

This walk wraps around Cap Dramont in a raw and dramatic atmosphere. The red rocks of the Estérel mountains plunge straight into deep blue waters. You’ll spot leaning pines, fig trees, and mastic shrubs growing out of cracks. Offshore, the Île d’Or looks like it’s floating on the sea, with its proud little tower standing alone.

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Cap d'Ail

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Full Names
Sentier du Cap d’Ail
Sentier du Bord de Mer

The Cap d’Ail trail starts (or ends) at Mala Beach, tucked between cliffs in a turquoise setting. From there, it hugs the coastline right at the foot of the rocks, brushing past stunning villas hidden behind lush gardens. You’ll walk past palm trees, fig trees, and all kinds of Mediterranean flowers.

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Promenade Rouvier

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Full Name
Promenade Maurice Rouvier

This walk links the town of Beaulieu-sur-Mer to the port of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. It follows the coastline, edged with pines and cypresses, and gives you some sea views all along the way.

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