SECTION XVIII
CANNES TO SAN REMO, 53¾ MILES
(89 KILOMETRES)
DISTANCES ALONG THE ROUTE
| Kil. | Miles. | |
| Cannes to Antibes | 10 | 6¼ |
| Antibes to Nice | 20 | 12¼ |
| Nice to Villefranche | 6 | 3¾ |
| Villefranche to Monaco | 14 | 8¾ |
| Monaco to Mentone | 12 | 7½ |
| [Nice to Mentone by the Upper Corniche | 31 | 19¼] |
| This upper road can be taken on the return journey. | ||
| Mentone to Ventimiglia | 11 | 7 |
| Ventimiglia to Bordighera | 5 | 3¼ |
| Bordighera to San Remo | 11 | 7 |
NOTES FOR DRIVERS
The whole of this section is on the Rivieras of France and Italy. There are a few steepish hills, but, taken as a whole, the road is level.
The Upper Corniche is between Nice and Mentone, and the ascent to it and the descent from La Turbie are both formidable, although the road is well engineered.
The roads are tarred between Cannes and Nice, but beyond Nice the dust is not excessive until east of Mentone, where it is encountered in yellowish-white clouds as far as Bordighera, where the surface greatly improves.
A moderate pace is recommended to all who drive on the French Riviera. There are trams to avoid almost continuously from Cannes to Mentone, and the Continental chauffeurs take such risks that the ordinary dangers of passing other cars are increased enormously, unless one keeps under twenty miles an hour.
PLACES OF INTEREST ON THE ROUTE