Description
Trace the local history through the energy mines, with this walk in the hills of Cadolive.
Throughout its history, the mine has welcomed several successive waves of immigrant workers. The first came from Italy in 1850. It was the construction of the railway line that led many Piedmontese to settle in Cadolive and the surrounding area. Indeed, hired in Nice, these workers followed the construction of the line to the Castellane well, where it stopped. Thus, many of them found themselves working in the mines or at the Lafarge cement factory. In Cadolive, most of the Italian families settled in the Chantecoucou district, which housed a railway station and a coal sorting site where many women also worked.
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- Guidebook with maps/step-by-step1. From the car park in front of the Galice kindergarten and the stadium, take the chemin de Galice and follow the arrow to the right towards "Tête du Grand Puech". At the intersection with the Chemin du Jas, take this path to the right and follow the arrow to "Tête du Grand Puech".
2. At the crossroads of the Jas, Garrigue and Ortolan paths, turn left onto the path leading to the Cadolive pass.
3. At the Col de Cadolive, follow the arrow to the right towards the "Tête du Grand Puech" to reach the Grotte des Fées. From the grotte des Fées, walk to the col de Saint-Savournin.
4. Turn around via the Levant balcony, take the path to the right that leads back to the Cadolive pass and follow the arrow pointing to "Allauch La Fève".
5. Arrive on Mont Julien and enjoy the panorama. Go down to the right.
6. At the Amandier pass, follow the track on the left towards "Cadolive".
7. At the intersection of the Col du Ratier and the old road from Pichauris to Saint-Savournin, continue to follow the arrow for "Cadolive". The descent is stony.
8. At the Chemin du Jas, take the descent into the undergrowth. Take the chemin de la Passide, then the chemin du Bel Air
9. Cross the D7 and take the Rue du Puits, then the Rue Neuve and the Place des Ecoles. Cross the D7 again to reach the Place de la Mairie. Finally, go up the Place de la Mairie to reach the Chemin de Galice and the car park.
All year round.