Red rocks of the Gorges du Cians
Harald | September 14, 2008
Solar Tour 2008 – Day 8: The next place we wanted to see on the 8th day of our tour was the Gorges du Cians near Rigaud. The Cians is a mountain river that flows through the Alpes-Maritimes department. Special about this gorge are the red schist rocks. Most spectacular is the small valley below the bridge on the road to Pierlas with rapids and small waterfalls. Without knowing about it one could easily miss it when crossing the narrow bridge. There is no official path leading down to the riverbed, but with some effort one can get there.
This day has been a very busy day for us, but we’ve seen a lot of impressive places. After visiting the Gorges du Cians we followed the N202 towards the Côte d’Azur and went on a campground in Le Bar-sur-Loup. We usually avoid the Côte d’Azur with its intensive tourism and higher crime rate, but recently we’ve learned about some villages in the hills, which seemed interesting and hopefully worth a visit.
