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Pro

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  A city by the sea that's been seducing people for thousands of years. Just say "yessss" 


Con

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  the dog-poo and graffiti (although this has improved a bit) Nice now need to tackle the parking and noisy motorbikes 


In a nutshell

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  vibrant, cultural city with the small-town feel 

 

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Vieux Nice/Old Town

Vieux Nice/Old Town, Nice

 83 Reviews  Wow! One of the best memories of Nice is the old town market called Cours Saleya. Old town, Vieille Ville, is another wow, but this is just about the market. Wake up early, walk from your hotel to the old town plaza and viola! Covered cart after cart of flowers, all kinds, make a rainbow right... 

Beach

Beach, Nice

 73 Reviews  You must wear Jellies ! The stony beaches can hurt and be hot in the summer so wear the right thing on the beach. If you don't like the look of the person next to you then move away some were else. I have been coming to Nice since 2001 and its a wonderful place. There has been some trouble in the... 

Le Château

Le Château, Nice

 42 Reviews  Visiting "LE PARC DU CHÂTEAU" . 'Le Château' isn't a château -- the castle on top of this high rock hill overlooking Nice old town and the port has been gone since 1706, but it's a great place to visit. There are cool walks in the shade of the trees, great views out over Nice and the Mediterranean,... 

Places/Towns on the Riviera

Places/Towns on the Riviera, Nice

 46 Reviews  Antibes is a well known pleasure yacht port with a scenic old town. We arrived from Nice by train and walked around the harbour which was full of private yachts. One of them, the Octopus is supposedly worth $200,000,000 (US). The Old town is partially walled and has a market place in Cours Masséna... 

Promenade des Anglais

Promenade des Anglais, Nice

 58 Reviews  Buying and selling property is one of the main heavy industries of the Cote d'Azur. Browsing real-estate agents windows is an absolutely must-do activity in Nice. Everybody is at it. What's on offer? What does it cost? Nice is one of the more desirable cities in France for Parisians, wealthy... 

Cours Saleya

Cours Saleya, Nice

 27 Reviews  Part pedestrian walkway, part "almost" street, part city square, Cours Saleya is the focal point of Vieux Nice. This elongated rectangle is home to a cornucopia of ripe produce, sidewalk cafés (including chez Theresa, see my la socca tip), souvenir shops and, most colorfully, on Tuesdays through... 

Russian Orthodox Cathedral

Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice

 23 Reviews  Built by Tsar Nicolas in 1912 in a small suburb a half mile west of Nice Ville railway station, the Cathedral offers an impressive architectural sight, and houses treasures of icons, woodwork, and frescos. It was the first church to be designated a Russian Orthodox Cathedral outside Russia, and is a... 

Markets & Shops

Markets & Shops, Nice

 19 Reviews  The heart of Nice beats in the Cours Saleya. The daily morning flower market offers much more than just cut flowers. Plants, cacti, fresh fruit, vegetables, delicatessen, bread, olives, socca, traditional glaced fruits, and on Mondays the flowers give way to antiques. Many tourists of course pass... 

Place Massena

Place Massena, Nice

 20 Reviews  Place Massena is an attractive square surrounded by shops and restaurants which are concentrated along the Rue Messina, a pedestrian only zone. A cluster of rich, red colored buildings mark the spot--it's hard to overlook them! This popular square was named for Marshal Massena, a man described as... 

Chagall Museum

Chagall Museum, Nice

 8 Reviews  This is not just another ordinary art museum. The Musée du Message Biblique Marc-Chagall (Marc Chagall Museum of Biblical Themes) contains only 17 large canvases, and a few other exhibits: you do not get intimidated by an infinite number of works of art glaring at you from every wall. This is a... 

Carnival

Carnival, Nice

 7 Reviews  From mid to late February each year the city of Nice stages the Nice Carnival. On selected days and evenings - weekend afternoons and Saturday night the carnival procession dominates the city centre. Themes have a satirical contemporary resonance - climate change, all-devouring duplicity of commerce... 

Musée Matisse

Musée Matisse, Nice

 13 Reviews  If you are a Henry Matisse fan then this is the place for you, and the location is great as well! The museum is located right by the Roman Ruins so you get the best of both worlds when visiting, kind of a two for one deal! From the train station its about a 20 minute walk so most people take a bus... 

Hotels  

Palais de la Mediterranee

 3 Reviews and 666 Opinions  The hotel was amazing, right on the beach. It was very clean and the rooms were of excellent... 

Hotel Windsor

 3 Reviews and 309 Opinions  This hotel does have its critics, but I am not one of them. I found it to be a lovely 3 star place... 

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Restaurants  

Le Café de Turin

Le Café de Turin, Nice

 5 Reviews  In Finland we eat a lot of fish but very little other "water animals". So, as one of my friend who usually does not eat even much fish promised to try sea food, we chose Cafe de Turin's back room table instead of the rather crowded terrasse (as the room was almost empty at 7pm and we did not want to... 

Frog (American Restaurant)

Frog (American Restaurant), Nice

 5 Reviews  That's not an American restaurant... The Frog is located in old nice close to the flower market in a small street close to the opera do open your eyes otherwise you will miss it. Design and contemporary decorated you could seat in a small box or at the big table that could welcome 14 people With a... 

Shopping  

Galeries Lafayette

Galeries Lafayette, Nice

 8 Reviews  The famous Galeries Fayayette but seems things are less expensive thant GL in Paris. You will find almost everything for gifts and your own use. women and men clothes. Gifts As much as you can afford but things are not too cheap but not too expensive, either. 

Flower Market

Flower Market, Nice

 3 Reviews  Tempting bundles of beautifully displayed flowers greeted us outside shops along the Coeurs Saleya--such vivid colors! We passed by on our way to the Promenade, stopping often to sniff in appreciation at all the delightful scents around us. It seemed that each small town or city we visited in... 

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Local Customs  

Topless Sunbathing

Topless Sunbathing, Nice

 5 Reviews  Topless sunbathing is permitted on the beaches of the Cote d'Azur. You'll see a mix of women with their tops on or off as you enjoy the beaches. The lesson to be learned is not to stare like a schoolboy. Enjoy the sun and let others enjoy it too. 

Local Food

Local Food, Nice

 10 Reviews  2006 Monday 1st and every Sunday on May 7, 14, 21 and 28. From 11 AM to 7 PM at Jardins des Arènes de Cimiez Free entrance Kids games, clowns, music, typical dance, local food stands, picnic. Local book fair. I went to the last year's one and I ate a very good socca!!! It is mostly for families... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Dangerous Areas

Dangerous Areas, Nice

 11 Reviews  3 friends and I were sitting at the beach, minding our own business when some crazy North African fellow came over and wrongly accoused us of being gay. After many attempts at befriending him and telling him we were not gay he tried to start a physical altercation with me. After a some swift... 

Stony beaches

Stony beaches, Nice

 9 Reviews  Though the Baie des Anges looks picture postcard perfect from the viewpoint of the Chateau, close up, don't expect a sandy beach!. Nice beaches are pebbles - "galets" - and stones. Hard underfoot, you can only hobble down to the shoreline, or do as the natives do - wear plastic "jellies" on your... 

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 Nissa La Bella - First of all, thanks for visiting my pages! I'm not great at writing tips, especially about historical places and such, so you won't find much of that stuff here. Now if you are looking for... 

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Q:  Can anyone help me find a timetable for trains on the above line for March. The website http://www.trainprovence.com/ does not... 

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 A Brief History of Nice Perched on top of Mont Boron near the radio mast, above the port looking out in two directions over the Baie des Anges and behind to the deep harbour of Villefranche, Sir... 

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Nice - Cote d'Azur, South of France

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 Nice is the capital of the French Riviera or Cote d'Azur on the South-east coast of France. It is the fifth largest city in France with the second busiest International airport. Nice has its own... 

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 First of all, thanks for visiting my pages! I'm not great at writing tips, especially about historical places and such, so you won't find much of that stuff here. Now if you are looking for... 

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 Hello! In 2004 we bought a small studio flat in Nice, over our visits I'll try to add some tips and experiences from our trips... Nice is a great place to visit for a short city break or for a longer... 

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 I remember a bit of bar-room philosophizing that went like: "Pfff! Every day is the same now that the road works are over...". Our streets are now being destructed, digged in, rebuilt, implanted with... 

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