What to see and do?

The Old Town - home to the cathedral, medieval streets and stunning architecture. Picturesque cobbled squares, a typically-French cafe culture, boutique shops, museums, art galleries can all be found here.

Castle Hill - offers stunning panoramic views over the city.  The Opera House, the Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art and the Massena Museum of Art & History are also among some of the city's major attractions.

Check out the Roman heritage of Cimiez to the north of the centre and the archaeological site of Terra Amata on the slopes of Mount Boron.

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The Promenade des Anglais

It’s impossible to talk about Nice without mentioning the famous Promenade des Anglais (English Promenade). Formerly a favourite resort for English people during winter months, it’s today the most famous tourist attraction of the city.

This world-famous 7km promenade runs from the Castle Hill (La colline du Château in French) to Nice airport.

If you are coming to Nice for the first time, I strongly recommend you to at least walk on the part that goes from the old town of Nice to the Negresco hotel, passing through the Jardin Albert 1er and the Palais de la Méditerranée.

If you want to do the whole Promenade des Anglais, it’s best to rent a bike or rollerblades!

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Museums

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Nice, called MAMAC, near the Garibaldi Square.

Asian Arts Museum, located right next to Phoenix Park

The Museum of Art and History of the Massena Palace, a superb “Belle époque” style mansion on the Promenade des Anglais.

The Palais Lascaris, in Nice old town, has a very beautiful collection of musical instruments, and some of them are really unusual!

Jules Chéret Fine Arts Museum, located in the magnificent setting of Villa Thompson, on Baumettes hill.