Parcs sans Frontières - cross border trek into Italy - on two legs

Frontière hop in the Mercantour National Park in France and Italy.

Fly out one afternoon, spend your first night in a chambre d’hôte in St Martin Vésubie, and then spend three days crossing the high cols into Italy and back, staying in CAF or CAI affiliated mountain refuges, before returning to to St Martin Vésubie for a well deserved rest!

The route will take us from the Salèse valley via the Pas de Prefouns on the Italian border, to the refuge at La Questa, we then circle back on the old trail built by one of the Dukes of Turin specifically for hunting via the Baisse de Druos and the Lacs de Terre Rouge to the private refuge at Mollières, where we can enjoy Fred and Maurice’s own brand of local cuisine.

From Mollières, we return via the Salèse again and back down into St Martin Vésubie.

Testimonials

What a come down to normality in the UK. We are all feeling a little low after such an excellent few days we spent with you. Many thanks for your hospitality; our holiday certainly had all the right ingredients and has left us wanting more next year. 

Jo, Al & Helen - October 2006

Season

June to end September

Departures to date

Join a group - Aug 23

Pricing

Hotel or Chambre d'hote B&B £345

For non-standard periods and programmes, contact us to discuss the options. Read about our flexible way of working.

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Your Accommodation

What's included

5 day break, 4 nights accommodation including 2 nights in a hotel, 2 nights in a refuge.
All meals included, drinks at own cost.

Transport : To and from Nice airport, and to and from all venues.

Activities : Four days guided walking.

Itinerary

• Day 1 Arrive Nice airport, transfer to St Martin Vésubie or Valdeblore
• Day 2 Walk from the Salèse valley via Lac Negre, crossing the border at the Pas du Préfouns. Overnight at the C.A.I. refuge at La Questa.
• Day 3 Follow the old hunting track built by one of the Counts of Turin, past the Laghi di Valscura, and back over the frontier at Baisse du Druos. Continue down past the Lacs de Terre Rouge, over Col Merciere, and down to Mollières. Overnight in the private refuge in Mollières.
• Day 4 Return to Valdeblore via Col Ferrière and Lacs des Millefonts. Overnight in back at your base on the first night.
• Day 5 Transfer back to Nice.

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