Nice

Sights

• Promenade des Anglais – A promenade stretching for kilometres along the Baie des Anges.
• Old Nice – Colourful lanes and the market on Cours Saleya.
• Castle Hill – A park with a waterfall and views over the bay and old town.
• Musée Matisse – In a villa amid the olive grove of Cimiez.
• Musée Marc Chagall – The painter's biblical works.
• Place Masséna – Red-ochre facades and fountains.

Food & nightlife

• Socca – A thin chickpea pancake, hot from the pan.
• Salade niçoise – With tuna, eggs, olives and vegetables.
• Pissaladière and pan bagnat – Onion tart and the Niçoise sandwich.
• Provence rosé – For an aperitif by the sea.

Day trips

• Èze and Monaco – A hilltop eagle's-nest village and the Rock of Monaco.
• Cannes and Antibes – The Croisette, the Picasso Museum and an old town by the port.
• Saint-Paul-de-Vence – An artists' hill village, with the Fondation Maeght nearby.
• Menton – The lemon town on the Italian border.

Good to know

When to go

May–June, September–October

Getting around

A tram from the airport to the centre; regional trains and buses along the coast to Monaco, Menton and Cannes.

Tipping

Service is usually included – rounding up is a nice gesture.

Power

Plug type C/E, 230 V – pack an adapter for Swiss plugs.

Currency

Euro (EUR)

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