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Provence -3-

Esteron

& other rivers of the Alpes maritimes
In the backcountry of Vence, Cannes or Nice, are found rivers like l'Esteron, la Vésubie, la Tinée, le Boréon, le Loup or le Var.

All these rivers offer a nice choice of sporting opportunities and wonderful goals of excursions.

Although names like Nice or Cannes do not particularly sound like virgin nature, you will be surprised to see how wild and tough these landscapes look just a few miles off tourist areas.

La Vésubie for instance runs inside the natural park called Mercantour where sheep sheppards are facing problems with wild wolves !

Rugged hills of the backcountry

Fishing fees

Full licence around 65 euros

Holiday licence from June 1st to Sep 20th: 23 euros

Day ticket fishing fee on catch and release stretches at
5 to 39 euros

No guide


Accomodations rivers of the Alpes Maritimes

Quaint auberges -country inns-

Average price of a double room:25 to 45 euros per night. Menus around 20 euros

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Upper Verdon

and Vallée de l'Ubaye

We have already mentionned the river Verdon but this is at a much higher level, (actually in the Alpes). Here is the point where it becomes difficult to know whether you are still in Provence or already in the Alpes. Definitely provençale is the little town of Castellane, but as the road climbs following the Verdon, the Alpine character soon is taking over. Road ends at the pass Col d'Allos and la Foux d'Allos is a little ski resort in the winter. The cooperative dairy of Allos produces a cheese named Tomme, giving almost a taste of Savoy, and in any case, very far from the taste of the goat milk cheese with herbs produced near Castellane.

The upper Verdon is fed by a number of wild tributaries offering a very pleasant sport. Trout are pure and in good numers, they never become very big but often hit the fly with very good mood. For a day excursion, it is easy to reach the reputed Vallée de l'Ubaye farther in the Alpes. The road joining the two valleys is very scenic in the Alpine style.

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Accomodation for the upper Verdon

Village hotel in a mountain setting

Average price for a double room,39 euros per night. Great choice of affordable menus from 10 to 25 euros

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Fishing fees

Full licence around 65 euros

Holiday licence from June 1st to Sep 20th: 25 euros

No day ticket

No guide

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