Castle Waterfall – Castle Hill loop from Nice

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Castle Waterfall – Castle Hill loop from Nice

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Castle Waterfall – Castle Hill loop from Nice

01:57

7.02km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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726 m

Fountain of the Sun — Place Masséna (Masséna Square)

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Fontaine du Soleil is one of the most popular landmarks in the city of Nice. This fountain features a statue of Apollo, who symbolizes the sun, along with bronze statues …

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3.72 km

Old Town of Nice

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In the well-preserved old town are numerous baroque secular and sacred buildings. You can stroll endlessly here, look, smell, eat, drink, shop - a feast for the senses.

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4.50 km

Castle Waterfall

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A must see when visiting Nice, however a word of warning, it's not always turned on, presumably for cleaning.

We visited during the hottest part of the day, so allowing …

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4.66 km

Castle Hill

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Nice Arial. Here you can have a nice picnic and relax. Even children come here at their expense.

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5.14 km

Beautiful view

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Always interesting to read. Enjoy the beautiful view too!

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5.17 km

View of Nice from Castle Hill

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A viewpoint overlooking the eternally blue sky mirroring the Mediterranean below is all you need after a long day sightseeing in Nice. Add in rooftop cocktails at Le Méridien hotel …

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5.98 km

Promenade des Anglais

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Biggest promenade I know! Just great!!!

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6.04 km

Nice Opera

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Very impressive this building.

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7.02 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.01 km

771 m

708 m

344 m

139 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.02 km

1.42 km

412 m

143 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

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Weather

Friday 6 November

17°C

8°C

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Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

October 10, 2024,🇫🇷 Nizza "Nice Town"

Today we wanted to see Nice from above. The Parc de la Colline du Château is ideal for this.
The park is a beautiful place to look out over Nice's promenade and the old town. You can go up on foot or by elevator (nostalgic and free). If you take the stairs, you'll have a variety of different views of …

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November 15, 2023,Nice J2, la Colline du Château 🌤🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️💐⛰️

On foot or with the elevator, a visit to the Colline du Château is worth the detour. In addition to the panoramic view of the Bay of Angels, the city of NICE, the port and the Promenade des Anglais, there are areas where children can ride on different rides in the garden. This park extends over 19 hectares at the …

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February 20, 2024,Nizza, Stadtrundgang

We spend our last day of vacation in Nice.
We even discovered a few carnival characters after we unfortunately couldn't see the carnival.
We walk through the old town, look at the flower market and walk up the Schlossberg. At the end we return to the “Engländer-Promenade”.
I found the blue armchairs on the beach promenade particularly funny; winter tourists …

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September 9, 2024,Nice Stadswandeling

No sooner said than done ✅ We went to Nice by train 🚂. Upon arrival, the police dog Totor 🐶 welcomed us and Notre-Dame 😇🙏🏻 was having restoration work carried out on the basilica, its sanctuary. Then we first walked through the shopping street and Dirk let himself be tempted 🥰 by buying an extra pair of swimming trunks 🩳 …

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