Nietzsche Trail

Côte d’Azur, France

By Julia Revitt Photography

April 21^st, 2019

Nietzsche Trail

This famous trail can be found on the Cote d'Azur in Southern France and takes its name from the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. He loved this area and is fabled to have walked the trail daily. This is no mean feat as it's quite a hike.

Stretching for just over 2km it doesn't seem like much of a walk but once you take into account the trail’s surface and elevation, you'll understand why the sign says no flip flops!

The trail starts at the coast in the village of Èze-sur-Mer and ends at Èze-Village on a clifftop at 427m (107 flights of stairs according to my iPhone). It’s a mixture of steps, stones, sand and has amazing views over the Mediterranean Sea and inland towards the towering limestone cliffs and valleys.

We walked parts of it several times for this story before hiking the whole trail - up and down. It's a wonderful workout for the body and brain which is why I guess Friedrich loved it so much.

'That which does not kill us makes us stronger.' ~ Friedrich Nietszche

'You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.' ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

'What does your conscience say? — ‘You should become the person you are.' ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

'You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.' ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

And back down

We walked the trail to the top, stopped to refuel our muscles, admire the view and then walked back down at sunset. It certainly was a hard day but so worth it.