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On 01/04/2024
Starting from Marie
Excerpt from the randoxygène "moyen pays" guide published free of charge by the department
Perched on a spur overlooking the Tinée, Marie lies on the boundary between Mediterranean and Alpine influences, as shown by its mixed stone slab and tile roofs.
Well restored and featuring a renowned inn, the village is worth a visit with its narrow stairway alleys, vaulted passages, and various buildings recalling an ancestral way of life: washhouse, oil mill, bread oven, still, barns...
Tradition holds that the inhabitants of Clans, whose properties were on the current territory of Marie, built a shrine dedicated to the Holy Virgin.
Some dwellings began to appear around the Marie shrine, hence the symbolic name of this charming village.
This small discovery route around the Pointe de Clamia alternates between pine, oak or chestnut woods and former cultivated areas colonized by shrubby vegetation.
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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From the village parking lot (600 m - b.63), climb a paved alley leading to the heights of Marie (b.64).
Turn left and follow the trail that successively passes several eroded areas. After marker 65, cross a ravine and ascend among the pines of the Lauzetta forest towards the Pointe de Clamia; soon reach the ridge issuing from it at a saddle point (860m) before descending the North side toward the abandoned fields of Seuil (b.71).
Through an oak grove, join the path connecting the Tinée to Valdeblore (670 m - b.72). Take this to the left and descend towards the hamlet of La Bollinette, which is overlooked at marker 73, at the 500 m elevation.
Continue due South crossing until the road access to Marie (b.74), follow it for a time on the left and, via a shortcut cutting the hairpin bends, quickly return to the village.
Option: possible start from the hamlet of La Bollinette. Park your vehicle and walk to marker 156 by the roadside.
Directions
From Nice (airport), follow the Var valley via RM 6202 to La Mescla. Take a right into the Tinée valley (RM 2205) up to the Marie junction. Turn right and continue up RM 58 to the village, the start point of the route.Parking
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Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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