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Waterfront
Promenade des Anglais
A promenade of about 7 km that runs along the Baie des Anges, with a pebble beach on one side and Belle Époque hotels on the other.
Provença-Alpes-Costa Azul · France
Nice
In the destination Côte d'Azur.
In the photo: Promenade des Anglais · Nice
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The city
What to expect from Nice.
Nice is the gateway to the Côte d'Azur and the largest city on the coast. It has the Promenade des Anglais on the Baie des Anges, the Vieux Nice with the Cours Saleya market, the Place Masséna, the Colline du Château and the Matisse and Chagall museums. It's the best base for visiting Èze, the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and Saint-Paul-de-Vence.
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The local experience
What to see in Nice
Historic neighborhood
Vieux Nice
Nice's old town, with narrow streets, baroque churches and the Cours Saleya flower market.
Park
Colline du Château
Hill of the old castle of Nice, now a park with viewpoints over the baía dos Anjos, Vieux Nice and the harbor.
Museum
Musée Matisse
A municipal museum in a 17th-century Genoese villa in Cimiez, housing one of the largest collections of Henri Matisse.
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Museum
Musée national Marc Chagall
National museum created while Chagall was still alive to house the series of canvases of the Message Biblique, including stained glass and a mosaic by the painter.
Square
Place Masséna
Nice’s central square, with red-ochre buildings, a checkerboard pavement, the Fontaine du Soleil and the illuminated statues by Jaume Plensa.
Cathedral
Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas
Russian Orthodox cathedral from the early 20th century, with onion-shaped domes, one of the largest outside Russia.
Historic village
Èze
Medieval village atop a rock about 400 m above the sea, with stone alleys and the Jardin exotique at the top.
Palace
Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
Renaissance-style palace on the top of cabo Ferrat, with art collections and nine themed gardens between two seas.
Historic village
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Walled village on top of a hill, between Nice and Antibes, linked to 20th-century painters and full of art galleries.
Museum
Fondation Maeght
Modern art foundation near Saint-Paul-de-Vence, with works by Miró, Giacometti, Chagall and Braque integrated into the building and the garden.