Vallon des Auffes
Guide
Photo: Zairon · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeSightAllow 20–45 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A tiny fishing harbour tucked under a stone road bridge on the corniche, with brightly painted wooden boats and old fishermen's cottages.
A brief history
Its name comes from the 'auffe', a tough grass the people here once wove into ropes and nets.
Tips
- Best time
- Late afternoon, then walk along the corniche
- Cost
- Free
- Allow
- 20–45 min
- Free days
- Always free
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Good to know
- Area
- South of the port and the corniche: Notre-Dame de la Garde's hill, the Pharo, little coves and fishing harbours along the coast road to the Prado beaches.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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