Bike Tour : "Fontanieu's Fountain"

Name: Bike Tour : "Fontanieu's Fountain"
Address: Maison des Gardes11 Place Charles de Gaulle, La Cadière-d'Azur, 83740, FRANCE
Location: Address
Rating: 7.3

Leisure, Cycling sports, Cycle tourism route in La Cadière-d'Azur

6.9 km

45min

Very easy

Throughout the walk you will discover the vineyard principally AOP Bandol, a wonderful view above villages la Cadière d’Azur and le Castellet and also the “Fontanieu”Fountain
We haven’t found yet its date of creation in the archives. Its consists of three ponds. In the first, farmers, coming to work in the vineyard, put their drinks cool, it aslo served of watering place for horses and the two others were laundries. Near, it was a lignite mine, in activity from 1540 to 1940. It is no longer accessible nowadays.

Without booking

Departure

La Cadière-d'Azur
Difference in height

132.667 m
Plain text period

All year round.
Access to the massif is regulated in summer period (from june 21 to September 29) by the prefectoral & communal authority, depending on climatic conditions & tourism. It’s preferable to inform yourself beforehand on the risk level map on the website of the Prefecture of the Var, or if you’re directly on the spot, with the Tourism House or the fire station.
Environment
- Close to GR footpath
- Close to a motorway
- View over the vineyards
- In the country
- Close to a public transportation
- Bus stop < 500 m
Spoken languages
Documentation
GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)