The return of France’s train of marvels: from the Côte d’Azur to the Southern French Alps
The reopened Train de Merveilles route takes passengers from the glamour of Nice to a grandiose alpine landscape Nine-thirty on a sunny Tuesday morning, and the platforms at Nice-Ville station are buzzing. Office workers nudge their way past backpackers, passengers clamber on to trains heading east to Monaco and Italy, or west to Antibes and Cannes. My husband and I, however, are heading away from the glittering coastline and boarding the Train des Merveilles (Train of Wonders) into the Alpes-Az
Alpes-Azur mountains
Breil-sur-Roya
Mercantour national park
Nice
Pont-Vieux
Roya valley
SNCF
Sospel
Tende
TER Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Évolution chronologique
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Le Train des Merveilles de retour : une liaison spectaculaire entre Nice et les Alpes du Sud
Le Train des Merveilles a rouvert en décembre après un an de travaux. Ce trajet de 100 km relie Nice à Tende, traversant plus de cent ponts et tunnels au cœur du Mercantour.