Roubion

High in the Nice mountains, surrounded by a thousand hectare forest and with a wall of rocks behind it, lays the village of Roubion with its typical mountain architecture. Just above the village, on the site of some ancient defensive walls, of which two round towers remain, are two benches that provide a pastoral resting point and breath-taking panoramic views.

The treasures of Roubion and its surrounding area revealed by PDA

These routes, lasting between 1 and 2 hours, are brought alive with stories, images and video clips on a PDA that geolocates the routes’ amazing sites. One of the routes starts from the middle of the village and is available all year round; the other two cross the Buisse forest and surrounding hamlets, and are available outside of the winter season only. The Tourism office provides guide books that have been designed to direct walkers past numbered markers that reveal the territory’s heritage, natural surroundings, culture and history in a fun way.

Hiking treasure hunts combining nature and technology

Equipped with a travelogue and hand-held GPS (for hire from the Tourism office) set off for the unmissable sites around Roubion and discover the hidden treasures using their GPS coordinates. Each treasure contains objects and themed sheets dedicated to the history of the area, its flora and fauna, and so on. These outdoor walks are fun, educational and technological all at once.
www.roubion.com

A cosy mountain chalet and restaurant offering local flavours

The warm and cosy setting of this stopover and holiday gîte is open to visitors throughout the year. Located on the Couillole Pass, surrounded by larches and on the doorstep of Mercantour National Park, this high mountain chalet’s wooden interior décor includes a large bar, chimney and soft lighting. The restaurant serves local home cooking, locally produced charcuterie and cheeses, and bread from the bakery. When in season, lettuces and vegetables are sourced from the gîte garden. Raspberry and blackcurrant wines, pine liqueur, fortified wines such as le Génépi and la Gentiane, and homemade jams and cakes are also available. In terms of accommodation, La Fripounière has 13 rooms, some of which are under the gîte’s sloping roof and have white wood panelled walls - all tastefully decorated. Evening entertainment is often organised, such as magicians and board games.
www.lafripouniere.com

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Valérie Pellegrini