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Nice, France Attractions

Explore fascinating things to do Nice, France and its many attractions, from history and landmarks to stunning natural beauty and museums. Stroll the legendary promenade des Anglais to experience Nice city life and charming shopping and dining. Head to Old Town Nice to sample authentic local color and flavors along narrow streets that date to medieval times, often just wide enough for pedestrians. As the capital of the French Riviera, Nice has easy access to Cannes, Monaco, Antibes and the Italian Riviera.

Acropolis Convention Center
Massena Museum
Matisse Museum
Marc Chagall Museum
Le Chateau
Galeries Lafayette
Promenade des Anglais
Cours Saleya Flower & Vegetable Market
Old Town Nice
Rue de France Pedestrian Zone

Acropolis Convention Center

Acropolis Convention Center in Nice, France is the site of international conferences and trade shows The Acropolis Conference Centre is located on the Esplanade Kennedy and features 55 meeting rooms with more than 10,000 Sq. meters of meeting room space. To learn more about the Acropolis Convention Center, visit www.nice-acropolis.com.

Massena Museum

Massena Museum is a beautiful museum in Nice built in the Italian Villa style that is located on the Promenade des Anglais. Donated by its namesake founder, Andre Massena, in 1917, today the Massena Museum is a noted French regional history museum that details the development of the city of Nice and story of its citizens. The Massena Museum is in French only. To learn more about the Massena Museum in Nice,
visit www.frenchrivieratraveller.com/Nice/Sights/Massena.html.

Matisse Museum

The Matisse Museum in Nice, France sits on a hill in the neighborhood of Cimiez and is devoted to the works of Henri Matisse, who lived in Nice until the end of his life in 1954. The Matisse Museum or Musee Departemental Henri Matisse also displays some 65 paintings by Auguste Herbin and photographs from the Henri Cartier-Bresson collection. To learn more about the permanent collection at the Matisse Museum and upcoming exhibits,
visit www.musee-matisse-nice.org/anglais/index3.html.

Marc Chagall Museum

The Marc Chagall Museum in Nice, France is set in the hills of Cimiez surrounded by pools and gardens. Devoted to Chagall's works, the museum was assembled by Chagall himself and represents the most important collection of his works in existence, including hundreds of oil paintings, sculptures, lithographs, drawings, pastels, ceramics and stained-glass windows. To learn more about the Marc Chagall Museum in Nice, France, visit www.musee-chagall.fr.

Le Chateau

Le Chateau marks the place where the castle of the ducs de Savoie once stood. Torn down by Louis XIV to punish them for their rebellion, today all that stands of the Provincial castle are a few stones. Many travel to Le Chateau to take in some of Nice's most spectacular views and the enchanting gardens surrounding the ruins. Open daily from 8am to dusk. To learn more about one of Nice's most popular attractions,
visit www.viator.com/Nice-attractions/Le-Chateau/d478-a559.

Galeries Lafayette

Galeries Lafayette is one of France's most iconic department stores and a shopping experience renowned throughout the world. To learn more about shopping at the Galeries Lafayette department store in Nice,
visit www.galerieslafayette.com.

Promenade des Anglais

Promenade des Anglais was built in 1822 by English residents who funded the project to help out of work farmers struggling from the failure of the year's orange crop. Today, Promenade des Anglais is a central feature of Nice offering an elegant boulevard that stretches for 4 miles of cafes, hotels and museums and is dotted with lush palm trees and flowers. To learn more abou the Promenade des Anglais,
visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promenade_des_Anglais.

Cours Saleya Flower & Vegetable Market

The famed flower market or Marche aux Fleurs is a charming slice of life of Nice. Located at cours Saleya in Old Town Nice, the market overflows with colorful buds from and fragrant aromas. Visit from Tuesday to Sunday, 8am to 6pm in the summer. In winter, from 8am until some time in the afternoon between 2 and 4pm. To learn more about the Cours Saleya Flower Market, visit gofrance.about.com/od/nice/ss/coursselaya.htm.

Old Town Nice

Old Town Nice offers an experience of authentic Nicoise life with homes of sienna-tiled roofs and Italianate facades. A maze of tiny streets, some like rue Droite, rue Massena and rue Pairoliere are so narrow they are reserved for pedestrian use only. Home to some of Nice's most charming restaurants, sample local specialties like socca, a chickpea flour crepe or la pissaladiere (onion pizza). To learn more about Old Town Nice,
visit www.allaboutnice.com/guided_tour_Nice_Old_Town.

Rue de France Pedestrian Zone

Rue de France Pedestrian Zone is Nice's pedestrian zone and one of the city's centers of attractions. Perfect for people watching, here you'll find everything from street entertainers to souvenir shops, bookstores, gourmet stores, newsstands and small cafes. To learn more about the Rue de France Pedestrian Zone,
visit www.go-nice.com/blog/.../15-rue-de-france-pedestrian-zone-nice.

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