Review of Nice
Nice
Take flights to Nice for palm-lined seaside promenades, perfumed flower markets and masters of modern art.
Things to do
Bask in the sunshine after flights to Nice, with a saunter under the palms lining Promenade des Anglais. The boulevard curves round the Bay of Angels to the terracotta roofs, ochre walls and meandering lanes of Nice’s Old Town.
Shopping
Nice’s picture-postcard markets on Cours Saleya bring a riot of colour to the Old Town. Browse artfully arrayed chocolates and candied fruit under jaunty striped umbrellas, while buckets of roses and lilies perfume the air at the flower market.
Restaurants
Order spicy seafood bouillabaisse at a bistro by Nice harbour, with views of bobbing masts while you dine. Chickpea crepes are served at outdoor cafés in the Old Town, savoured with aniseed-flavoured pastis or chilled rosé wine in the sunshine.
Nightlife
As the sun sets behind the palm trees, toast your city break in Nice with champagne. The rooftop bars at opulent hotels lining Promenade des Anglais take in sweeping views of the twinkling lights of Nice arcing round the bay.
When to go
KLM has frequent flights to Nice. Book airline tickets to Nice in February to watch masked revellers during Carnaval or travel to Nice in October for the Old Town festival.
Upcoming events
- Maytime FêtesMay - Jun 2012; Sun only (annual)
- Nice Book FairJun 2012 (annual)
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Things to do
SpotlightChagall Museum
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SpotlightFlower Market
Scents of lavender and thyme waft across the celebrated Flower Market in the sunny cours Saleya in Old Nice. Plants, More about this item
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