South of France

Porsche 911 · Apr 20–25, 2026 · Solo · 5 nights · ~550km

Driving Summary

Day	Highlight roads	Km
Tue	Col de Turini, Moyenne & Grande Corniche	145
Wed	Route Napoléon, D952 gorge approach	170
Thu	Corniche Sublime, Route des Crêtes	120
Fri	Corniche de l'Estérel	115
	Total — 6 iconic roads	~550

Hotels

Night	Hotel	Cost
Mon–Tue	Le Soleia, Nice	£388
Wed	La Bastide de Moustiers	£350
Thu	Deux Rocs, Seillans	~£120
Fri	Château Eza, Eze	£580
	Total	£1,438

Key Dining

Night	Restaurant	Est.
Mon	Casual Vieux Nice (Chez Pipo, Oliviera)	£40
Tue	Casual Nice (seafood / bistro)	£40
Wed	La Bastide de Moustiers (Ducasse)	£80
Thu	Deux Rocs (terrace, village square)	£45
Fri	Chèvre d'Or, Eze (2★ Michelin)	£225

Walks & Hikes

Day	Walk	Time
Tue	Sospel old town stroll	30m
Tue	Col de Turini summit loop	1–1.5h
Tue	Eze Jardin Exotique	30m
Wed	Couloir Samson, Point Sublime	2–2.5h
Wed	Notre-Dame de Beauvoir, Moustiers	30m
Thu	Pont de l'Artuby rim walk	20m
Fri	Pointe de l'Aiguille, Théoule	1.5h

Day-by-Day Itinerary

Mon Apr 20 — Arrive Nice No car

Vieux Nice — Old Town lanes, Cours Saleya flower market

Colline du Château — hilltop panorama over Baie des Anges (30min walk up)

Dinner: Chez Pipo (socca) + Oliviera, or Cours Saleya seafood

Hotel: Hôtel Le Soleia · £388/2 nights

Tue Apr 21 — Col de Turini & Corniches ~145km

10:00 Collect 911, drive to L'Escarène → Sospel

11:00 Sospel — 11th-c toll bridge, coffee (30min)

11:45 D2566 Col de Turini — 34 hairpins to 1,607m

12:45 Summit loop walk (4km, 1–1.5h, moderate)

14:15 Descend → Menton coast

15:30 Monaco — harbour walk, coffee (20min)

16:15 Eze — Jardin Exotique (30min, steep)

17:15 Moyenne Corniche back to Nice

Dinner: Casual Vieux Nice — seafood or bistro

Hotel: Le Soleia (night 2) · Park 911 in public garage ~€22

Wed Apr 22 — Route Napoléon & Verdon ~170km

09:30 Nice → A8 → Grasse

10:15 Grasse — perfume capital, old town (20min)

10:45 N85 Route Napoléon northbound through Pre-Alps

12:30 Castellane — medieval town, cliff chapel. Lunch

13:30 Drive to Point Sublime

13:45 Couloir Samson walk (5–6km, 2–2.5h, moderate). Gorge-floor tunnels, bring torch

16:15 D952 west → Lac de Sainte-Croix → Moustiers

19:30 Notre-Dame de Beauvoir chapel (30min, golden hour)

Dinner: La Bastide de Moustiers — Ducasse kitchen-garden menu

Hotel: La Bastide de Moustiers · £350

Thu Apr 23 — Corniche Sublime & Crêtes ~120km

09:30 Moustiers → Aiguines (Lac de Sainte-Croix views)

09:45 D71 Corniche Sublime — south rim, cliff tunnels

10:15 Pont de l'Artuby — 182m bridge, rim walk (20min)

10:45 Continue east → north to D23 Route des Crêtes

11:30 Route des Crêtes — 14 belvédères, 700m drops. Picnic lunch at viewpoint

13:00 South through Comps-sur-Artuby → Var interior

14:30 Seillans — walk medieval lanes, Max Ernst village

Dinner: Deux Rocs restaurant — Provençal, under plane trees

Hotel: Hôtel des Deux Rocs · ~£120 · free parking

Fri Apr 24 — Estérel Coast to Eze ~115km

09:30 Seillans → south to coast

10:15 Fréjus — optional waterfront stop

10:30 D559 Corniche de l'Estérel — red volcanic coast

11:15 Théoule-sur-Mer — Pointe de l'Aiguille walk (2.5km, 1.5h, easy)

13:00 Cannes → Antibes (optional ramparts). Lunch on coast

15:00 Moyenne Corniche → Eze

Dinner: Chèvre d'Or (2★ Michelin) — sunset terrace over the sea

Hotel: Château Eza · £580

Sat Apr 25 — Depart

Slow morning. Breakfast on Château Eza cliff terrace.

15km to Nice. Return 911. Fly home.

Budget

Porsche 911 (€2,800)£2,380

Flights£175

Fuel + tolls£110

Hotels (5 nights)£1,438

Chèvre d'Or dinner£225

La Bastide dinner£80

All other meals£275

Parking + misc£35

Total£4,718

Todo — Booking

1 La Bastide de Moustiers — hotel + dinner Wed Apr 22

2 Chèvre d'Or — dinner Fri Apr 24 (terrace table)

3 Château Eza — hotel Fri Apr 24

4 Hôtel des Deux Rocs — hotel + dinner Thu Apr 23

5 Porsche 911 — Nice, Tue 10am → Sat morning

6 Le Soleia, Nice — Mon–Tue Apr 20–21

7 Flights — London ↔ Nice

Pre-Trip Prep

• Torch/headlamp for Couloir Samson tunnel

• Download offline maps (patchy signal inland)

• Check Verdon trail conditions closer to date

• Research Nice parking garages near Le Soleia

• Confirm 911 insurance covers mountain roads

• Smart casual for Chèvre d'Or, layer for Turini summit