Guidebook for Nice
Getting Around
Our cute Southern French train station 5 MN up the road with connections along the whole Riviera all the way to Italy. 25MN from our doorstep to Monaco!
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Nice-Riquier station
Place Auguste BlanquiOur cute Southern French train station 5 MN up the road with connections along the whole Riviera all the way to Italy. 25MN from our doorstep to Monaco!
The tramway takes you all the way through town, eg to the main shopping streets around Place Masséna or to the colorful Libération market. Soon, it will be joined by a second tramway at the Port end of our street that will take us to the airport in less than 30MIN.
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Acropolis station
The tramway takes you all the way through town, eg to the main shopping streets around Place Masséna or to the colorful Libération market. Soon, it will be joined by a second tramway at the Port end of our street that will take us to the airport in less than 30MIN.
Entertainment & Activities
The historic 'pétanque' court of Nice next to a palm grove. Go and watch the old boys play as if it were the most serious activity in the world or bring some 'boules' and try the game yourself.
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Place Arson
Place ArsonThe historic 'pétanque' court of Nice next to a palm grove. Go and watch the old boys play as if it were the most serious activity in the world or bring some 'boules' and try the game yourself.
The oldest cinema of Nice under the ancient arcades of beautiful Place Garibaldi with its many cafés & restaurants has a good, independent selection of films at decent prices.
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Cinéma Mercury
16 Pl. GaribaldiThe oldest cinema of Nice under the ancient arcades of beautiful Place Garibaldi with its many cafés & restaurants has a good, independent selection of films at decent prices.
Concerts by world class performers in stunning historic setting just a 20MIN train ride away from our small station up the street - "la classe"! :-)
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Opera de Monte-Carlo
Place du CasinoConcerts by world class performers in stunning historic setting just a 20MIN train ride away from our small station up the street - "la classe"! :-)
Essentials
The boulangerie for really good fresh baguette (or croissants) in the morning is right next door as it should be in France :-); lots of other local shops (laundry, pharmacy, flower shop, butcher, etc.) line the street and in addition there is a big Carrefour within walking distance.
54 Rue Beaumont
54 Rue BeaumontThe boulangerie for really good fresh baguette (or croissants) in the morning is right next door as it should be in France :-); lots of other local shops (laundry, pharmacy, flower shop, butcher, etc.) line the street and in addition there is a big Carrefour within walking distance.
Food Scene
Great pizza from this little hole-in-the-wall take-away place when you don't feel like cooking or going out.
Arson pizza
50 Rue ArsonGreat pizza from this little hole-in-the-wall take-away place when you don't feel like cooking or going out.
One of the best convivial places to taste the local specialty 'Socca', together with La Socca d'Or on rue Bonaparte.
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Chez Pipo
13 Rue BavastroOne of the best convivial places to taste the local specialty 'Socca', together with La Socca d'Or on rue Bonaparte.
All the great regional French fare, including fresh fish, at acceptable prices in a tastefully renovated old space with good, sometimes a bit loud, atmosphere. Always full and closed on weekends.
169 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chez Acchiardo
38 Rue DroiteAll the great regional French fare, including fresh fish, at acceptable prices in a tastefully renovated old space with good, sometimes a bit loud, atmosphere. Always full and closed on weekends.
Drinks & Nightlife
Live jazz every night from @ 10pm at this institution in the old town of Nice. Free entrance and international scene.
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Le Shapko
5 Rue RossettiLive jazz every night from @ 10pm at this institution in the old town of Nice. Free entrance and international scene.
A simple French bar to sit outside, sip on your Pastis and read the paper or watch the activity in the Port basin right in front. Good lunches, too.
Le Pass'port
8 Quai des DocksA simple French bar to sit outside, sip on your Pastis and read the paper or watch the activity in the Port basin right in front. Good lunches, too.
Renovated Place du Pin is filled with stylish bars and chic restaurants & boutiques and has been renamed 'Le Petit Marais' in honor of its big design alter ego in Paris. Good people watching.
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La place aux fleurs (Place du Pin)
21 Rue BonaparteRenovated Place du Pin is filled with stylish bars and chic restaurants & boutiques and has been renamed 'Le Petit Marais' in honor of its big design alter ego in Paris. Good people watching.
Favourite place to go for a coffee or a drink at any time of day or night. Creative decoration, good atmosphere, friendly service and prices. 'Chouette endroit'!
70 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Les Distilleries Idéales
24 Rue de la PréfectureFavourite place to go for a coffee or a drink at any time of day or night. Creative decoration, good atmosphere, friendly service and prices. 'Chouette endroit'!
Arts & Culture
Small but great modern art collection in a modern building with a rooftop garden from where you can see the towers and roofs of the old town next door. Several other cultural institutions in the same building including the great public library. Other must-see museums are of course the Musées Matisse and Chagal, which are both around 30MIN away on foot.
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Museo de Arte Moderno y Contemporáneo
Place Yves KleinSmall but great modern art collection in a modern building with a rooftop garden from where you can see the towers and roofs of the old town next door. Several other cultural institutions in the same building including the great public library. Other must-see museums are of course the Musées Matisse and Chagal, which are both around 30MIN away on foot.
Sightseeing
A wonderful peace of nature on the edge of the old town with the most gorgeous views over Nice, the Promenade des Anglais, the Port, etc., particularly at sunset. Well worth the climb up through parkland complete with a waterfall that can be spotted from the streets and the beach below.
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Cerro del Castillo
A wonderful peace of nature on the edge of the old town with the most gorgeous views over Nice, the Promenade des Anglais, the Port, etc., particularly at sunset. Well worth the climb up through parkland complete with a waterfall that can be spotted from the streets and the beach below.
Another, even better lookout in walking distance from the house - this time with views over Nice on one side and over Villefranche, Beaulieu, Cap Ferat and the Mediteranean on the other. A noon cannon is still fired every day from this old fort! Said to have been requested in the 19th century by a British colonel whose wife was always late for lunch, it reminds us of the long history of Nice and the Riviera as a tourist destination. The surrounding parkland is great for running, playing boules, etc. or just getting away from the city. It is possible to walk to the center of picturesque Villefranche in 45MIN, longer if one takes the spectacular Chemin du Littoral along the coast.
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Fort du Mont Alban
Chemin du Fort du Mont AlbanAnother, even better lookout in walking distance from the house - this time with views over Nice on one side and over Villefranche, Beaulieu, Cap Ferat and the Mediteranean on the other. A noon cannon is still fired every day from this old fort! Said to have been requested in the 19th century by a British colonel whose wife was always late for lunch, it reminds us of the long history of Nice and the Riviera as a tourist destination. The surrounding parkland is great for running, playing boules, etc. or just getting away from the city. It is possible to walk to the center of picturesque Villefranche in 45MIN, longer if one takes the spectacular Chemin du Littoral along the coast.