Côte d'Azur Montagne -

Hinterland mountains of the Alpes-Maritimes

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Tinée Valley

The highest mountain valley. The northernmost part is home to the main winter resorts in the département: Auron (Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée), Isola 2000 and La Colmiane-Valdeblore. The southern part, more rugged and at a lower altitude, features many picturesque villages and hamlets like Bairols, Roure and Marie which provide wonderful places to visit during excursions to Col de La Bonette-Restefond (the highest pass in Europe), the lakes of Vens and Rabuons...

www.stationsdumercantour.com

Things to see...

	Isola: St-Pierre church tower, Romanesque style (12th century)

	St-Étienne-de-Tinée: Fabri house adorned with masques in relief and parish church in the neoclassical style

	Auron: Chapelle St-Érige, Romanesque chapel, one of the few with the traditional alpine arrangement with wooden galleries and wooden ceiling

	St-Dalmas-Valdeblore: Ste-Croix church

	Isola: Cascade de Louch, over 100m high

	St-Sauveur-sur-Tinée: Gorges de Valabres after the village

	Roure: village clinging to the mountainside over an impressive drop

	Sta Anna di Vinadio (Italy): the highest-altitude sanctuary in Europe

	Clans: giant three-century-old fir trees in the forests

	Col de La Bonette-Restefond: 360° view from the highest-altitude road in Europe (2,800m)

	Isola 2000: view of the Sea from the heights of the resort

	Roubion: view over the Tinée Valley from the village

	Roure: Marcel Kroenlein Arboretum, the first and only high-altitude arboretum in Europe linked to Art, with a heritage in trees essential for several disciplines and for conservation of the environment -www.arboretum-roure.org

Things to do...

Where to stay

3 adventure trails
"Parcours Aventure Isoliane", Isola 2000 - "Colmiane Forest", La Colmiane - "Saint-Etienne Aventure", Saint- Étienne-de-Tinée.

Isola 2000
A renowned mountain resort in both winter and summer, in particular with hiking in the Mercantour and Argentera Massifs. www.isola2000.com

Valdeblore-la Colmiane
The Adventure resort on the Riviera (via ferrata, "Colmiane Forest" accro-branche park, summer bobsleigh, hang-gliding, etc.). www.colmiane.com

Auron
The main resort in the Alpes d’Azur for exciting holidays (over 20 sporting activities available) and a casual atmosphere. www.auron.com

2 via ferratas
Via Ferrata du Baus de la Frema, La Colmiane - Via Ferrata de Roubion (spécial enfants et familles).

1 golf course
Auron, compact 6-hole golf course.

La Colmiane: Espace VTT-FFC-Val du Mercantour for mountain biking with a 217km marked course on 19 trails.
La Colmiane: takeoff site for hang-gliders and paragliders.
La Colmiane: summer bobsleigh.
Roubion: Bike Park, unique in France, with 13 mountain bike trails for all levels.
Roubion: GPS Safari with three hiking trails for everyone (1 to 4 hours) in search of caches with surprises.