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Nice’s unofficial anthem is Nissa La Bella, and you can’t help but agree with this sentiment when you visit the French Riviera’s largest city. Nice’s beauty comes from the 19th-century mansions on its promenades and boulevards, from the city’s Italianate old quarter and the rugged natural terrain that provides countless wondrous vantage points. Nice is now also one of the best places to go in Europe for art galleries, with museums dedicated to Chagall and Matisse. Add great cuisine, a perfect climate and more than a dash of Riviera glamour, you’ve got a very special place.
Welcome to things to do Channel, today we’re going to list ten things to do in Nice.
Visit the Nice Cathedral.
Located in the Vieille Ville, the exterior of this landmark is rather unprepossessing, apart from its patterned dome. A casual visitor to the square in front might not even realize that this is the city’s cathedral.
Shop at Cours Saleya Market.
Also in Nice’s old quarter is this lovely flower and fresh produce market, which sets up every day except Monday when it’s replaced by a flea market. If you’re holidaying in an apartment in Nice then this market is a godsend, selling fresh produce, regional delicacies like socca made on-site and flowers sourced from the Provence and Alpes-Maritimes countryside.
Get the French Dining Experience.
This one city has contributed a lot to French cuisine, and there are a handful of local dishes you can’t leave Nice without trying. Salade Niçoise is an obvious one to start with: It’s a hard-boiled egg, green beans, anchovies, tomatoes, and cailletier olives, and goes superbly with Bandol’s rosé wines or whites from Bellet.
Stroll around Parc Phoenix.
There’s a three Euro fee to get into this park, but it’s money well-spent considering how much there is crammed into these seven hectares on the western end of the Promenade des Anglais. Kids go free and, it’s one of the few attractions in Nice that they’re guaranteed to enjoy.
Check out Nice’s Beaches.
Nice’s beaches are pebbly, and while they’re beautiful to wander past, they may not be to everyone’s taste for sunbathing. There are private sections providing the comfort of sun loungers, and occasionally even laying sand.
Promenade De Anglais.
There are seaside walks, and then there’s the Promenade des Anglais, which is more than just a grand walkway next to the Mediterranean: It’s been an integral part of Nice city life (something the recent attack won’t change) since this embankment was built in the 1820s. Parades for the ebullient Nice Carnival come by in February, while the rest of the year joggers, couples skateboarders and families pass all day long.
Stroll around Vieille Ville.
The oldest part of the city is a change from Nice’s broad boulevards and expansive squares like Place Masséna. It’s a mesh of alleys with local shops and restaurants, darkened by tall ochre-painted apartment buildings and dominated by the Colline du Château to the east.
Explore Parc de la Colline du Château.
In the park at the top of this steep hill on the east side of the city, you’ll be presented with some of the French Riviera’s great panoramas. You can look back over Nice and the azure sea in the angel’s bay, and it’s a sight you’ll want to pause over for as long as possible.
Musée Marc Chagall.
Chagall was so involved in the design of this museum that he decided where each of his works would be placed, configured the layout of the gardens and designed the stained-glass windows in the concert hall. So in many ways, the museum is a coherent work of art by itself. But the reason it was created was to house Chagall’s series of 17 paintings with biblical themes, divided into the New and Old Testament. Among these is the famous Resistance, Resurrection, Liberation triptych, painted before, during and after the Second World War.
Mont Boron.
Between Nice’s port and Cap-Ferrat is a peak that rises steeply from the water, reaching a height of almost 200 meters. It’s a rare piece of open terrain left to olive, carob and pine groves. You can walk to the southwest side where Nice rolls out into the distance next to the Angel’s Bay, and even the Colline du Château looks small. On the other side is a comprehensive view of Cap-Ferrat, while you walk along the ridge back to the Fort du Mont Alban. This bastion was constructed in the mid-16th century and is open to visitors in the summer.
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