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Nice

5 km from Villefranche-sur-Mer, 8 km from Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 9 km from Saint-Laurent-du-Var

Altitude : 10 m
Population : 342 738

The flagship city of the French Riviera, Nice is renowned for her micro-climate. Protected from the wind by its hills, the Estérel range and the barrier formed by the Alps of the Mercantour, its premier source of revenue is tourism. While its world-famous Promenade des Anglais, bedecked in flowers all year round, espousing the contours of the Baie des Anges, the city counts over thirty historical monuments, nineteen museums and 150 fountains dotted throughout its streets and squares.

What to see, what to visit : the Orthodox Russian church, chapels, churches, cathedrals, the palace of the préfecture, the Opera house, the Arts and History Museum, the Matisse Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts...
Recommended activities : the theatre, the opera, horse riding, scuba diving, Ultralight aviation...

Provencal market : every day

Festivities : the Nice Carnival, the Festin des cougourdons (hollowed out and dried courges or colocynths which are then used as either gourdes or containers) : in March (on the day of the Annunciation). The Corn Festival during the springtime. The fishermen's Fête: in June on Saint Peter's day.

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