Bouyon: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes
Bouyon is situated on a viewpoint, surrounded by a ring of wooded hills, and offers panoramic views of the peaks of the Mercantour and the French-Italian Alps. Those choosing Bouyon as their destination can include renting a holiday apartment in their travel plans.
Landscape
Several mountains lie in the area around Bouyon: Sommet de Vescagne, Perséguier, Saint-Valentin and Mont d'Arpasse.
Culture
In the centre of Bouyon, the Church of Saint Trophime stands at the highest point of the village promontory. The original Church of Saint Trophime in Bouyon was first mentioned in 1312. After the earthquake of February 1887, it was rebuilt in 1889 according to a different plan.
The Chapel of Saint-Pons was built in 1602 and is the oldest chapel in the municipality of Bouyon. The Chapel of Saint-Roch was built in 1714 at the entrance to Bouyon and restored in 1988. On the Place de l'ancien Château, there is an orientation board and an amphitheatre. A walk through Bouyon leads to an esplanade with an exceptional panorama, where a medieval castle once stood.
The Fondation Maeght is a museum in the immediate vicinity of Bouyon. The Abbaye Notre-Dame de la Paix de Castagniers is a monastery in the area around Bouyon. Further afield in the region are the Château de Valrose, a palace, and the Musée et Site Archéologiques de Nice-Cimiez, a museum.
Hiking Routes
The Grand Parcours des Baous is a 97-kilometre route that can be completed in five days and passes through Bouyon. The Gilette–Bouyon option of the Grand Parcours des Baous is an 8-kilometre hike lasting four hours and rated as moderately difficult. The Coursegoules–Bouyon stage of the Grand Parcours des Baous is 14.5 kilometres long, takes five hours and is classified as a challenging hike.
A hiking route starts in Bouyon, leads to the village of Les Ferres and then descends to the meanders of the River Estéron and the Pont de la Cerise.
For the higher-level travel overview: Alpes-Maritimes.
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