The Tenda hill is famous for its fortifications and for the "road of 50 hairpin bends", which through the hill connects the Vermenaia valley in Italy to the Roia valley in France.

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Café du Cycliste

July 20, 2021

Mountain biking

Alpe d’Huez famously has 21 switchbacks, hairpins, or lacets, call them what you want. The Passo dello Stelvio has 48 on the classic eastern side but that’s in 16.5 kilometres and all on tarmac. The Col de Tende manages the same number in 7.4 kilometres. If you like getting off the beaten track, you will like the Col de Tende.

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Sara🦋&Macchia🐕

June 9, 2022

Hiking

Path made with dogs. The path does not present particular difficulties, except in two very rocky and somewhat exposed points. Pay attention to the Giaura Fort, where some ibex live and which can suddenly jump out of the moat. I recommend keeping dogs tied up there.

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Location: Tende, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur, France

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