Nice, France Travel Guide

Baie des Anges and Niçois griddles

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Why visit Nice

The Promenade des Anglais stretches 7 km along the Baie des Anges, and the line 2 tram runs from the airport into the Old Town in 25 minutes for €1.70. Mornings belong to the Cours Saleya market, where Niçois growers sell flowers, olives and socca off the griddle. Baroque churches and ochre facades fill Vieux Nice’s narrow blocks, and Quai des États-Unis beach clubs rent loungers by the day. Èze, Villefranche and Monaco sit within half an hour.

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3 days in Nice: what to eat & see

D1 Day 1

Morning

Cours Saleya market in Vieux Nice

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Afternoon

Colline du Château and Port Lympia

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Evening

Promenade des Anglais at sunset

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D2 Day 2

Morning

Marc Chagall National Museum

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Afternoon

Matisse Museum and the Cimiez gardens

Evening

Dinner on Rue de la Préfecture

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D3 Day 3

Morning

Villefranche-sur-Mer by train

Afternoon

Èze village and the Jardin Exotique

Evening

Vieux Nice bars around Cours Saleya

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Eat your way through Nice

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