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With its mix of real-city life, old-world opulence, year-round sunshine, vibrant street life and stunning seaside location, no place in France compares with Nice.

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  • Restaurant in le Vieux Nice.

    Vieux Nice

    Nice

    Getting lost among the dark, narrow, winding alleyways of Nice’s old town is a highlight. The layout has barely changed since the 1700s, and it’s now…

  • NICE, FRANCE, on JANUARY 9, 2017. Promenade des Anglais - the main embankment of the city, one of the most beautiful in the world, stretches along the sea and the beach. Aerial view from Shatto's hill; Shutterstock ID 613405820; Your name (First / Last): Daniel Fahey; GL account no.: 65050; Netsuite department name: Online Editorial; Full Product or Project name including edition: Nice and Graz POIs

    Promenade des Anglais

    Nice

    The most famous stretch of seafront in Nice – if not France – is this vast paved promenade, which gets its name from the English expat patrons who paid…

  • Colline du Château

    Colline du Château

    Nice

    For the best views over Nice’s red-tiled rooftops, climb the winding staircases up to this wooded outcrop on the eastern edge of the old town. It’s been…

  • Musée Masséna

    Musée Masséna

    Nice

    Originally built as a holiday home for Prince Victor d’Essling (the grandson of one of Napoléon's favourite generals, Maréchal Massena), this lavish belle…

  • France, Alpes Maritimes, Nice, district of Cimiez Hill, museums and archaeological sites, thermal baths of the ancient Roman city of Cemenelum, Matisse museum in the background

    Musée Matisse

    Nice

    This museum, 2km north of the city centre in the leafy Cimiez quarter, houses a fascinating assortment of works by Matisse, including oil paintings,…

  • NICE, FRANCE - AUGUST 23, 2014: View of Cours Saleya - large pedestrian area famous for its flower, vegetable, spice and fish markets is one of the most popular places in Nice.; Shutterstock ID 264711230

    Cours Saleya Markets

    Nice

    Split between its beautiful flower market and rightly famous food market. On Mondays, flowers and food make way for a flea market.

  • NICE, FRANCE -21 APR 2018- View of the Musee Marc Chagall (National Museum or Chagall Biblical Message) in Nice, France.; Shutterstock ID 1103872247; Your name (First / Last): -; GL account no.: -; Netsuite department name: -; Full Product or Project name including edition: -

    Musée National Marc Chagall

    Nice

    The strange, dreamlike and often unsettling work of the Belarusian painter Marc Chagall (1887–1985) is displayed at this museum, which owns the largest…

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