Baguette Bike Travels

april - juli 2023

A family cycling trip from Barcelona to Paris to explore the Mediterranean coast, the Alpes and reconnect with old friends. Læs mere

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Holly and Karl Baguette Bike Travels
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- 5. maj 2023 16.00
- ☀️ 22 °C
- Højde: 15 m
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Cannes Le Suquet 43.550857, 7.01835343°33’3” N 7°1’6” E
Dag 31
More Fun in the Sun
5. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
We had a more low key start to our day, pouring over maps and potential itineraries, while Claire and Matéo went to explore a neighbor's farm with Patricia and Thierry. The early afternoon was smoking hot, so we followed lunch with a refreshing swim in the chilly pool - slightly warmer than the Mediterranean, for those who can tolerate it! We then pedalled to Cannes for a tour of the town and the Croisette, some beach time with Matéo, Patricia and Adrien and finished off our day at a well loved pizza restaurant Holly remembered from her youth.Læs mere
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- 6. maj 2023 15.00
- ☁️ 20 °C
- Højde: 329 m
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Vence 43.722696, 7.11383843°43’22” N 7°6’50” E
Dag 32
The High Road
6. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We set off from Pégo after a great few days of reconnecting, visiting and resting - many thanks to Patricia and Thierry for their amazing welcome. Because we tend to make these kinds of choices, we decided to take the mountainous route toward Nice. So with some non-negligable climbing we were able to explore the perfume city of Grasse, pedal by the beautiful villages of Bar-sur-Loup and Tourette-sur-Loup, enjoy some ice cream in Vence, and roll under the Baou of Saint-Jeannet. We ended our day camped along the Var River, in what felt like a very wild spot, despite being very much within a quite developed area.Læs mere
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Rejsende Nous étions très heureux de vous recevoir. La maison reste ouverte … Matéo parle encore de Claire. Bon voyage
14.05.2023SvarOversætte
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- 7. maj 2023 12.30
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Højde: 74 m
- Monaco Commune de Monaco La Condamine Prince's Palace of Monaco 43.731023, 7.42064143°43’52” N 7°25’14” E
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Dag 33
Monaco Mission
7. maj 2023, Monaco ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
It was a mission to Monaco day. We pedalled out to the seaside, along the Promenade des Anglais and through the old port in Nice, then through the small but luxurious towns along the coast. We got a taste of tunnels on the way, but it was tunnel overload when we got to Monaco. After some confusion on our exit location, we had pedalled about 3 km through tunnels under Monaco before exiting through the port and the Monaco Grand Prix race track. A couple correct tunnel turns later we made it to the Palace overlooking the harbour and the city/country that must have the highest density on earth. We decided to exit the city by going up, but would not recommend our route to anyone given the ridiculous grades of the residential streets along the way - we've now learned enough times that the highway route is generally less steep and a preferable choice. But after an hour of suffering we made it up to La Turbie high in the hills and were able to roll down back to Nice at the end of the day.Læs mere
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So quaint! Very picturesque! [Barb Greenwood]
12.05.2023SvarOversætte
What a spectacular journey! way to be! Thanks for sharing! [Barb]
12.05.2023SvarOversætte
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Holly and Karl Baguette Bike Travels
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- 8. maj 2023 12.30
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Højde: 73 m
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Nice Parc de la colline du château 43.694672, 7.28072543°41’41” N 7°16’51” E
Dag 34
Nice with the Niçois!
8. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
In Nice we were hosted by Jean-François and Patricia, climbing friends of Holly's from her stay in the area in 2004. They gave us the full Niçois welcome - appératif (Karl even tried a pastis, of all things!), pisaladière and ravioli for dinner, with local cheeses and wines. Their son Guillaume, who Holly had also known back in the day, also showed up for breakfast with his wife Manon and 6-year old son Lucas. Lucas ended up spending the day with us as Jean-François and Patricia toured us around Nice by tram and on foot. We enjoyed getting introduced to all the local tastes and sights, with an appropriate scattering of park playing breaks in between to satisfy the little people. It was super fun chatting with JF about all the mountain adventures he has done over the years and the ones we did together. And he convinced us that we might need at least a small taste of Italy, while we were so close...Læs mere
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- 9. maj 2023 13.00
- ☁️ 21 °C
- Højde: 18 m
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Menton Baie du Soleil 43.771404, 7.4958443°46’17” N 7°29’45” E
Dag 35
Menton and Ventimiglia
9. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
We packed up, heading... toward Italy. It wasn't in our plans originally but JF convinced us that we should explore Italy, even if it was just for a little detour, so we found ourselves heading east out of Nice again after breakfast with JF. Since we'd pedalled the coastal road already on our ride to Monaco, we climbed up to the Grand Corniche route and the Col d'Eze at 500 m elevation, and enjoyed a fast flowy descent down to Menton. We enjoyed a sunny extended lunch break on the beach in Menton, then headed into the darkness of a few tunnels into Italy, and the town of Ventimiglia. The vibe was so very different from France, more relaxed, less glitzy, a little run down... And we know no Italian, so that was an extra challenge, but it didn't prevent us from finding ice cream, a campsite, and some delicious pizza for dinner.Læs mere
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- 10. maj 2023 11.00
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Højde: 297 m
- Italien Liguria Pigna 43.933036, 7.66373143°55’59” N 7°39’49” E
Dag 36
Dolceaqua and Pigna
10. maj 2023, Italien ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A rainy forecast for the week ahead awaited us in Italy, so we decided on a small tour up to Dolceacqua and beyond for the day. Dolceacqua is a historic fortified village, with narrow streets like its French counterparts, but with more tunnels and maze-like turns, and it was certainly fun to explore on foot. We carried on up the valley, cycling up to a view of Apricale, then on to Pigna. We'd been advised on Italian delicacies not to miss, but sadly the pasteleria in Pigna was closed on Wednesdays, so we settled for a picnic lunch on the ramparts overlooking the town and the village of Castel Vittorio above. We saw the clouds building above us during our lunch, so hustled back down the valley to the coast, not quite missing the downpours, but soon arriving back to dry pavement closer to the Mediterranean. We pedalled back to Latte, just before the border, and enjoyed some shelter in the campground and explorations in the gorcery store while a sizable rainstorm came down, prior to a calm evening.Læs mere
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- 11. maj 2023 15.00
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Højde: Havoverfladen
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Département des Alpes-Maritimes Le Trayas Pointe de l'Observatoire 43.448945, 6.91867343°26’56” N 6°55’7” E
Dag 37
Red Rocks
11. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
We started our morning pedalling back over the border to Menton, then caught a train back to Nice (no need to pedal by Monaco a fourth time!). Holly was keen to pedal the coast through to the Department of the Var, so we enjoyed heading along bike trails for most of the way from Nice to Cannes to La Napoule. We were then back on a stunning windy coastal road after Théoule, soaking in the red rocks along the coast through bay after bay for the rest of the afternoon.Læs mere
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- 12. maj 2023 12.00
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Højde: 26 m
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Cogolin 43.251108, 6.5317743°15’4” N 6°31’54” E
Dag 38
Marching Bands
12. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Our great campsite near Cap Roux required a hiking exit, but luckily Claire was motivated to start the day (certainly not always the case!). We enjoyed more quiet coastal road for the morning until we reached Saint Raphaël and Fréjus, after which traffic picked up considerably on a road with virtually no shoulder. We stopped in Sainte-Maxime looking for indoor activity options to help weather a forecasted downpour, but instead enjoyed several hours of sunshine on the beach. We then headed to Cogolin to stay with Gordon, a cyclist we'd met on the Canal du Midi, only to experience: ongoing processions for the town's annual celebrations (interesting at first, but tiring after ongoing rifle shots fired each block), another deluge (that we luckily got to weather under cover again), and a lack of restaurants serving dinner at appropriate pre-schooler dinner hours (but we did succeed in delicious eating eventually!). We were happy to end the day under a roof, with tea in hand, catching up with Gordon and planning a rest day ahead.Læs mere
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Rejsende Super vous avancez vite bravo !
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Holly and Karl Baguette Bike Travels
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- 13. maj 2023 12.30
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Højde: 6 m
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Saint-Tropez Pointe du Cimetière 43.270673, 6.64799943°16’14” N 6°38’53” E
Dag 39
Land of the Affluent
13. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We headed to Saint Tropez for our rest day. First we visited the very busy market, then rode and walked through the narrow designer store-filled streets, finally getting away from the ritzy bubble of the town to spend some quieter time on the beach. Claire made some new friends (who had beach toys) - she is getting less shy about introducing herself to others and getting to play with new buddies on this trip, which is very cool to see. After we had our fill of playing in the sand (and Karl napping), we headed back into town for a short visit of the Butterfly Museum before heading back to Cogolin, where the locals were still marching. We completed the day with a luxurious 'dinner cooked in a kitchen' - it's the small things ;)Læs mere
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- 14. maj 2023 13.00
- ☁️ 19 °C
- Højde: 7 m
- Frankrig Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Hyères Mauvanne Gapeau 43.120416, 6.18541743°7’13” N 6°11’8” E
Dag 40
Rail Grade!
14. maj 2023, Frankrig ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Our departure from Cogolin was celebrated with a marching band (ha! I think it was the last day of the town's celebrations...) and a good bye to Gordon who was a great host, letting us crash at his place even though he had a stacked weekend of events. In contrast to our previous days of rolling coastal road riding, it was a day of rail trails that took us on rail grade through tunnels and along bays along the coast. It felt like a nice break! We stopped just short of Hyères and celebrated our last evening on the coast at a campground with a pool - although the swimming was a tad chilly with a storm brewing around us.Læs mere
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