Côte d’Azur / France
Nice
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Discovering Nice
Nice is the Riviera’s only real city, and that changes everything. It lives all year, with its markets, its museums and its university. It was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in 2021, not for a single monument but for what it is as a whole — the winter resort town of the Riviera, of which the Promenade des Anglais is the most visible trace.
It reads from the bottom up. On the shore, the Promenade and its seven kilometres of pebbles. In the middle, the old town and Cours Saleya, where the flower market gives way to antique dealers on Mondays. Above, the Castle Hill, then Cimiez with its Roman arenas, where Matisse is buried, and Mont Boron with its forest and its fort.
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Where to stay in Nice
The old town
Baroque lanes between Cours Saleya and the Castle Hill. Dense, loud in the evening, and alive all year.
Carré d’Or
Between the Promenade and Avenue Jean Médecin, with Belle Époque buildings, boutiques and direct access to the sea.
Cimiez
The patrician hill, with Roman arenas and baths, the monastery, the Matisse and Chagall museums, avenues of former grand hotels.
Mont Boron
The wooded residential hill to the east, with its forest park, Fort du Mont Alban and the view over the Villefranche bay.
Port Lympia
The colourful basin below the hill, linked to the centre by the Paillon park. The quarter that has changed most recently.
When to visit Nice
February - March
The carnival takes over the city for a fortnight, at the same time as the lemon festival in Menton. This is when the Riviera can be seen without crowds or heat.
April - June
The best window for the hills and the museums, with clean light, long days, a sea still cool but every terrace open.
July - August
The tourist peak. Beach spots go early, the old town is busy late, and the back country becomes the obvious escape from the heat.
September - November
The sea is at its warmest in September. Autumn is also the wettest season on this coast, in short and intense episodes.
Getting to Nice
- Airport
- Nice Côte d’Azur, west of the city, with a direct tramway to the centre
- Station
- Nice-Ville, high-speed and the Marseille - Ventimiglia coastal line
- Monaco
- 25 minutes by train, no car needed
- Cannes
- 35 km, about 40 minutes
The year in brief
February
The carnival
Two weeks of parades and flower battles on Place Masséna. The largest winter event on the coast.
Mondays, all year
The Cours Saleya antiques market
The flower market gives way to antique dealers every Monday. The one day the square changes character completely.
Summer
Evenings in Cimiez
The hill hosts the summer music season in the gardens of the former monastery and around the arenas.
Good to know
Nice beaches are pebble, not sand. Water shoes change the experience entirely, and they are the first thing regulars pack.
The tramway links the airport directly to the centre and the port, and on that particular route it beats a car for both speed and reliability.
The old town stays lively late, an asset or a drawback depending on the street, and worth checking before choosing an address.
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