Visit Nice

A stroll along the majestic curve of the famous Promenade des Anglais is a walk that will stay with you for a lifetime. The Promenade is the most popular image of Nice the world over. Skateboarders, joggers, pram-pushing parents, elderly dog walkers and young lovers pass each other throughout the day and evening on the pathway that snakes alongside the waters of the Baie des Anges.

Image Gallery Nice © Nice convention and Visitors Bureau / Nice & You The Promenade is lined with many opulent buildings with striking facades. The largest glass house in the world can be found on the Promenade at Le Parc Phoenix, which has no fewer than 20 theme gardens. Leave the Promenade and enter the heart of the city, with its rich architectural and cultural heritage, parks and gardens. La Place Massena is an explosion of colour, with red facades, bright flower gardens and ornamental fountains.

Eating & Drinking

Nice offers a wide variety of restaurants including fish specialists around the port, small bistros in the old town, steak bars and brasseries in Place Massena and fine dining in the palace hotels. Salade niçoise and provençal cuisine are common but sandwich kiosks and fast food are readily available too.

Entertainment

There is plenty to keep you amused during the day including tours of the city, museum and gallery visits, people watching along the promenade and sunbathing on the beach. Whilst in the evening the many lively cafes, bars and discos will keep visitors amused. The city also offers theatre and opera as well as outdoor jazz in Climiez park during the summer.

There is a wide range of shops catering to all budgets and needs. Avenue Jean Medecin is great for department stores and shopping malls, Avenue de Verdun offers designer boutiques while Rue Massena and the old town is rich in traditional products, Provençal-style linens and pottery items. There is also a flower market on Rue St François de Paule which also has antique stalls on Mondays.

Surrounding Area

Coach trips to nearby hilltop fortified villages (San Remo, Grasse, Gourdon, Eze and Valberge) are on offer and usually include a visit to a perfume factory. Vineyard tours, trips to Cannes, Antibes and St Tropez can also be arranged.