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elegant and simple, Nice's charm comes from its
exceptional climate as well as its beauty. Even
in the winter the café terraces are filled with people
happily drinking and contemplating the ultra famous Promenade
des Anglais. Always in flower this wonderful walk
follows along the bay, looking out ontc the Baie des Anges
and the beaches on one side,
and on the other such luxury hotels as the Negresco.
One
must not miss the onion, anchovy and olive tarts called Pissaladières, the vegetable and tuna sandwiches
known as Pan Bagnat, the Salade Niçoise or the famous Ratatouille (tomatoes eggplant and zucchini
squash stew). The main cooking ingredient is olive oil ot
course, and many of the dishes are garnished with the succulent
little black Nice olives called Caillettes.
Don't
miss:
Huge
panels illustrating the Carnival theme are raised all around Place
Massena. In the past they were set against the facades
of buildings around the square, but today they are mounted
on posts so they can be removed in the event of high winds.
As with the garlands on avenue Jean MŸCecin, thousands of
multicoloured lights begin twinkling as soon as night falls,
a dazzling spectacle in themselves. As Carnival burns on the evening of Mardi Gras, the Castle
Hill will light up too with countless Bengal lights
magnifying the splendour of the fireworks over the sea.
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Nearby
Towns: Grasse 25 kms, Monaco 10
kms, Cannes 15 kms
Cosmopolitan,
sophisticated and patrician with urban elegance but also mediterranean , cheerful and boisterous with a
touch of Italy ( do not forget: Garibaldi was born here) Nice offers a dazzling array of colourful impressions to its
visitors. The only way to get to know the real Nice is by
strolling through the ochre colored streets listening to the
"Niçois" speaking their own language (Nissart)
and by tasting their savory cooking
Today,
Flower parades are true parades of some twenty floats, all
decorated with fresh flowers. Four to five thousand stems
are needed to cover these floats which are 7 metres long,
2 metres wide and 6 metres high. Their design and preparation
is a long meticulous task, each flower individually placed
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Modern
Art Museum, Art and History Museum, Musée de Malacologie
(seashells). Musée
Matisse, Palais Lascaris, Musée des Beaux Arts,
Musée d'Art Naif and more...
Le
Vieux Nice, Villefranche
sur Mer (5km), Beaulieu (7km), St
Jean Cap Ferrat (10km), St
Paul de Vence (24km)
This
beautiful city and its surroundings attracted and continue
to attract people from all over the world. It started about
400 000 years ago (Terra Amata, Vallm des Merveilles) when
the first visitors decided to settle down in this
godblessed region.
Activities:
Theater,
Opera, night clubs, casinos, water sports, swimming pool,
Horseback riding golf, tennis, squash, ice skating, hang gliding,
ULM flying, shopping..
Places
of Interest: Musee
Chagall et Matisse, Monte Carlo 10 kms, Old Town,
Musee des Beaux Arts, Saint Paul
de Vence 20 kms. |
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