Tour the Valley of Merveilles in 4x4 wheeldrive vehicles

This exceptional tour of the Mercantour National Park in 4x4 WD chauffeur-driven vehicles will bring you easily to the foot of the Vallée des Merveilles and Fontanalba. These valleys comprising important archaeological sites are at the foot of the Mount Bego and are classified ‘Historical Monuments’. So you go thousands of years ago back to the Bronze Age, when the local population worshipped the Bull God and Earth Goddess. As soon as you get there and see the site you will realise the fascination felt by Man ever since…

After a copious picnic we have prepared for you, you can go off to walk with your guide in the undisturbed nature in the National Park or other archaeological sites – always with a guide – dependent on your physical capabilities. So you can walk from minutes to hours, the only restriction being: respect Mother Nature!

Back to Tende, by 4x4, late afternoon.

Caution: even in summer, always come with adequate walking shoes and equipment for mountain walks.

4x4 WD along the crest line studded with pillbox military forts

 

One or two day’s get away in the Marguareis range, between France and Italy, to discover 19th century military forts keeping watch over the crest line when it was still Italian…

Back via La Brigue village and possible visit to 15^th century Notre Dame des Fontaines chapel, so called ‘Sistine chapel of the Alpes-Maritimes’.

 

The military forts at the col de Tende mountain pass

Photo : Olivier Koot (Aux Photos de la Roya)