Another beautiful blue sky day, as we take a stroll along the coast heading northwards to the main town of St Aygulf. What that really meant, as the main road pretty much hugs the coast and doesn’t have consistant safe pathways, is that we meandered along the cycle path just above the main road, dipping down and crossing the main road at intervals to pick up a couple of beaches on the way. Firstly Plage de la Corniche Azur, then Plage de Grand Boucharel and just on the outskirts of the town Plage de Pebriere…

A fairly common theme along this section of the coast seems to be small coves with rather course sand and lots of drift wood debris, separated by rocky outcrops, with little opportunity to beach walk as many of them have dog bans and there is no such thing as a coastal path linking them together.

As we arrive in St Aygulf, a small seaside resort comprising largely of spacious holiday homes with a smattering of bars and restaurants at the centre and a large marina….

The main beach at the centre is Plage de la Galiote….

And then across the bridge over the river there is the long stretch of Plage de St Aygulf, fortified by stone groins into little bays for about a mile of unbuilt up land to the river Argens and the town of Frejus beyond….

A very pleasant walk, largely due to the leafy (shaded) cycle path keeping us away from the busy coastal road.

Thoughts of the day:

• With no real prior knowledge, I expected these beaches to be absolutely stunning and though pretty , I feel this is largely due to the blue skies and crystal clear blue waters and mountainous back drop – mmm the outer Hebrides with this warm sun? Yes would probably be ruined by being over run with visitors.
• The section of coast with Cannes, Nice and Monaco are going to take a bit of planning as according to many reviews a lot of the available parking opportunities for vans are prone to being targeted by petty theft when left unattended, so we shall see how I feel as I value my van much more than visiting these cities.

Today’s stats:

• Miles driven – 0
• Miles walked – 7
• Beaches – 5
• O/N – £22