Scenic Railway into the Alps

The Chemins de Fer de Provence is a narrow-gauge train that runs between Nice and Digne through canyons, along whitewater rivers, and through many tempting villages.  The train leaves from a station about ten blocks behind the main train station.  We took the tram a few stops from our hotel and we caught a 9:30 train.  Our destination was the town of Entrevaux.  It was only an hour or so down the line, but already into the Alps. 

Narrow gauge railway to Digne

Leaving Nice through urban neighborhoods.

Moving past houses and parking lots.

Following the road towards the Alps.

Passing villages next to mountains.

Gaining altitude as we go.

We will return later to Nice.

We travel between highway and whitewater rivers.

We arrive at the Village of Entrevaux.

Note the citadel at the top of the mountain.

The draw bridge entrance to town and citadel above.

 Entrevaux is a small village against the mountain.

Most of its structures are medieval.

 Entrevaux is snuggled between the Var River and a mountain.

 The village church.

Interior of Entrevaux church.

We didn't have the energy to climb the 800 meter path (30 minutes) that lead to the citadel above.  So we took a quick stroll though the narrow streets of town and caught the train back to Nice.  Once back in Nice, we had lunch at a side walk restaurant about 2 PM.   This was our last day in France, so we had to do some souvenir shopping.