Alps' Train Experience: Royal Baroque & Salt Route

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Alps' Train Experience: Royal Baroque & Salt Route

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Before December 15, 2025 book here:

https://www.viator.com/en-CA/tours/Nice/Mountain-Train-Experience-Hike-to-Mystic-Forest-and-Castle-F-Day/d478-14737P17

Get this Off-the-Beaten-Tracks Mountain Train Experience, now! Through Alps, canyons, viaducts & tunnels, get fresh air following antiques Salt & Baroque Route”. Explore hidden gems & breathtaking landscapes into picturesque medieval villages (1 labeled: “one of France's most beautiful villages”) & many more.

Lunch incl. in one of the best valley's restaurant.

Visit its medieval jewels, castles’ ruins, panoramic points & Bronce Age Petroglyphs Museum (or mysterious chapel painted in 1492 (Sixtine Chapel of the Alps) - depending on day, season, weather & events.

2nd village is even more spectacular: it looks hanging between sky & earth, a real pearl with steep paved streets. At the top summit, fall in love with a unique Baroque Franciscan convent (17th C.) a heaven of peace immersed in wonderful nature.

Return in Nice at 7pm.

Activity location

Gare de Nice Ville
- 12 avenue Thier
- 06008, Nice, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

Nice-Ville
- Avenue Thiers
- 06008, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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What's included, what's not

Local guide
Professional guide
Driver/guide
Lunch
Fuel surcharge
Live commentary on board
Local taxes

Know before you book

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Children must be accompanied by an adult
May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
Operates in all weather conditions (except if it rains all-day), please dress appropriately
The guide will send you a text message the day before the tour with the final details (temperature, weather, advises for clothing). If you want to check meteo forecast by yourself type on google: meteo Tende + day of tour)
There is only time departure at 8.30am from Gare de Nice-Ville, 12 avenue Thiers 06000 Nice (the big blue gate) (we don't organize pick-up at the hotel)
Good physical conditions required (there are some important uphills if you want to visit all the monuments)

Activity itinerary

Gare de Nice Ville

Meeting point at 8.30am in front of the main entrance of: Gare de Nice-Ville, 12 avenue Thiers, 06000 Nice Main and oldest train station in Nice. The guide will wait you with a blue sign « Moutain Train Experience » .

Tende

Amazing medieval village nestled into the Alps, visit Tende and its Museum of the Wonders to discover mysterious Bronce Age engravings and other historical artifacts from the Mercantour National Park (protected species of endemic flora and fauna). After lunch in a local restaurant, you'll visit other must-see sites in Tende, such as a baroque cathedral, a labyrinth of medieval streets, panoramic views from the top of the village, the cemetery and the ruins of an ancient castle. *The guide reserves the right to modify the itinerary to visit an equally beautiful village depending on weather conditions, season of the year, trains schedules or restaurants'availabilities, **Example of option to change itinerary during the hottest summer days: - Take a refreshing dip in a natural swimming pool by the river

Saorge

One of the greatest example of Baroque Architecture in the Alps. A pure diamond! an impressive village, a pearl of medieval architecture with steep and narrow streets, built on a concave hill, classified as one of France's most beautiful villages. Admire the charming and peaceful Franciscan convent of Saorge, founded in the 17th century, before visiting the church of Saint-Sauveur, another jewel of Baroque art. The village offers spectacular views of the Alps and surrounding canyons. Stories & great history: Napoleon & WWII

Location

Activity location

Gare de Nice Ville
- 12 avenue Thier
- 06008, Nice, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

Nice-Ville
- Avenue Thiers
- 06008, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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