Mont Boron is the hilly area to the east of the Port of Nice where Sir Elton John has a villa. Many of the villas here are pretty spectacular and there are many beautiful turn-of-the-century belle epoque buildings.
The remains of a fort is still here at the summit. For a pleasant walk with fantastic views of the Port and Promenade des Anglais, walk from the top of Mont Boron, all the way down to the Port. But how to get up there in the first place? Easy - cheat and take the number 14 bus (Place Garibaldi is a good stop to catch it - by the tea shop close to the Grand Cafe de Turin) The 14 takes you effortlessly to the top of Mont Boron for 1 euro 30.
Once off the bus, cross the car park and you will see a path signposted for the Port. Start walking! If you want, there is a circular path around Mont Boron and you could do a quick circuit and take in fine views of Villefranche sur Mer, before decending to the Port of Nice.
Eventually the path becomes steps which cross narrow roads and near the bottom you will have to take a right turn onto boulevard Carnot for the final short walk to the Port.
Don't forget your camera and a bottle of water.
This is not a strenuous walk and it will not take you very long. We took about an hour with a child but we were stopping to take photos en route.
We did this walk in April and it was very hot. It would be a lovely gentle walk to do on a sunny autumn/winter day.
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on Oct 7, 2003
