Nice, so nice !

One foot in the blue, another in green, Nice gives color to winter. Stuffed animals, such as pensioners, wear flashy clothes, flowers carnival flow with a vengeance. Here, the English are not all noble and Russians really white. Nice is cheerful, good living, and above all alive throughout the year. 300 days of sunshine a year, they say.



Nice baroque


Walk Belle Epoque


Must Nice


A vineyard in town


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Nice baroque ::

The old town is a maze out of time, with its narrow streets that feel like Italy. It was built in the seventeenth and eighteenth century in a little decorative style that plays on light and color, from yellow to brick red (if we forget the green shutters). The real treasures are hidden. Open the doors of the churches, and let yourself be dazzled by the hundreds of cherubs, paintings, altars and pulpits marble baroquissimes. Senior choirs!

On Place Rossetti, after sacrificing to St. Reparata, step back to admire the facade, baroque actually for once, the Palais Lascaris. Once you have your account gilt and stucco, push a last breath and admire the Church of the Gesu, and lose yourself in the surrounding streets, which still smelling the old town of yesteryear.

All roads lead, rest assured, in Saleya (photo) and its famous market for fruits and vegetables.


Stroll :: Belle Epoque

There are still some beautiful remains along the Promenade des Anglais, starting with the famous Negresco (at No. 37) and a handful of nice hotels.

By walking into the wind, to the west, you will discover some beautiful villas such as Villa Dilanski (at No. 47) or jewelry of Art Deco as the palace of the Mediterranean (the former casino at No. 17) or the exceptional Gloria Mansions building, up to the 63, to discover the garden, but also on the streets of France, parallel.

At No. 113, before the renovated palace façade of Agriculture, there will be a thought for the dancer Isadora Duncan, died here strangled by her scarf caught in the wheel of his cab ...


Must :: Nice

- La Promenade des Anglais, of course, fully requalified by 2017, to accompany the application for World Heritage listing by UNESCO. And, in season, the beaches of the Bay of Angels.

- The Place Massena, Nice beating heart day and night, pedestrian and colorful. The tram through it, and those who can go down to go green on the promenade of the Spangle before visiting MAMAC, the Modern Art and Contemporary Art Museum, or get lost in the old town.

- All municipal museums are free, take the opportunity to visit the MAMAC the must Matisse Museum and the Archaeological Museum of Nice neighbor, delicious Asian Arts Museum, but also the Fine Arts, and the Naive Art palace Massena, if you have time.

- The shops of the old town, where nothing seems to have changed in decades: Barale, founded in 1892, for processed pasta, Auer, for lovers of candied fruit, Alziari for olive oil, and Bestagno umbrellas, adorable shop that time forgot ...

- Cours Salaya, home to one of the most colorful and most vibrant markets for fruits, vegetables, and flowers (TLJ up to 13 h, except Mon). Respect the tradition and eat a portion of socca, still warm, standing in line, like everyone else.

- Castle Hill, accessible by a free lift to the Cours Saleya. The access corridor allows you to relive, in some pictures, the whole history of the city. Practice. At the top, look no castle, Louis XIV did shave. The park and gardens are open every day. Go take a look at the Bellanda tower, a replica of the fortifications of old.

- The Lympia harbor, ideal for a stroll into the wind on its quays. Take a look through the war memorial, amazingly Art Deco, not to scare you, though ...

- The archaeological crypt, Piazza Garibaldi, is one of the latest finds from the city museum, the work of the tram have opened to the public in small groups. A fascinating walk UNDER the city to relive the days of fortifications. Booking the heritage center.

- The hill of Cimiez, which cherishes the memory of Queen Victoria, and that of Matisse. Marc Chagall are also a museum with a nice refreshment for those who are thirsty art. The sequel the ride started Belle Epoque seaside.

- Carnival of Nice, one of the largest in the world, which begins this year on February 14th!


A vineyard in town ::

Nice is the only city in France to have a vineyard in the very heart of the town, which producers can boast an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée, since 1941.

On the hills of Bellet, one of the oldest varieties of France gives whites, reds and rosés remarkable, sometimes more by price than quality. Ideal with gnocchi and stuffed. For more information: www.vinsdebellet.com