The coastal road and the seaside

This beautiful walkway overlooking the sea, running from the Catalans cove to the Prado beaches, offers some magnificent views of the Frioul islands and the Château d'If. In 1848, it was decided to create a seaside thoroughfare in order to provide work for the numerous unemployed of the time, leading to the creation of the Municipal Workshops and the hiring of 8,000 workers. The 25 m wide thoroughfare initially consisted of two sections: the first part as far as the Fausse Monnaie cove and...