Travel Guide Bézaudun-Les-Alpes

Bézaudun-les-Alpes is not reached by chance. Built on a promontory 880 meters above sea level, this village of 280 inhabitants overlooks the road leading to the Estéron valley or Coursegoules... and you have to look up to see it. A discreet village, then, with an undeniable cachet. Built in the heart of the ramparts, remnants of which remain, it is dominated by the tower of the ancient castle and the church, topped by its bell tower with campanile. Old ochre stone houses stand on a steep slope. Between them, cobbled lanes, vaulted passageways, ornate staircases, engraved lintels, a restored washhouse, a fountain, above which you'll discover a pretty mosaic map of the village, and, from the orientation table, a panoramic view. The landscape is rugged, wild and virtually uninhabited. To the north, the Mercantour peaks; to the west, the Cheiron massif; to the east, the Chiers mountains and the Mouton d'Anou; to the south, the Baou de Saint-Jeannet; and just behind, the misty blue of the Mediterranean, a reminder that we are in the Préalpes d'Azur, and that the sea is not far away. An easy 6.5 km hike will take you to the summit of Mouton d'Anou to enjoy this remarkable view. At the bottom of the village runs a river, the Bouyon, which flows into the Estéron shortly afterwards.