Croix des Gardes
About 80 hectares of umbrella pines and maquis on a hill above the bay, with 20 km of paths, a family of donkeys and lookouts over the Lérins Islands.
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Mimosa woods with more than 40 varieties along the botanical paths, a marked fitness trail with exercise stations, and mounted police horses near the top.
Narrow cobbled lanes climbing the old fishing quarter to a church and a castle tower at the top, with an electric bus up for anyone who'd rather not walk.
A pizzeria with a menu that runs from ham and veggie pizzas to burrata and honey ones.
Arts from Oceania, the Americas, Asia and Africa and musical instruments from around the world, in the old quarter on the hill, free for under-18s.
A big market hall dating from 1884 where local growers and fishermen sell, with fish from the bay and flower bouquets by the west gate.
Wood-fired pizza since 1960, with a terrace facing the old harbor and photos of film stars on the walls inside.