NICE
In the heart of a remarkable natural site ranking among the most visited in the world, Nice, Capital of the French Riviera, located at just a few kilometers from Cannes and Monaco, offers a wide diversity.
Between the sea and the mountains, Nice cultivates the irresistible and authentic charm of a French Mediterranean city and offers an unlimited variety of activities and visits. Its famous « Baie des Anges », its animated city centre with its pedestrian shopping areas, its old city with its quaint narrow streets, colourful market places and small crafts shops all invite you to discover them.
Like all major international cities, Nice brings together in the city centre over fifty prestigious fashion names, in an area called the « Golden Square » where creation fins its expression and fashion is elegant and refined. Leather-goods, clothing, jewellery, gifts, design, perfume, confectionery, local specialties …
Choose your favourite items in this fashion temple of over 7 000 boutiques !
Make the most of private fitting rooms and a VIP welcome, for you exclusively !
You will also discover some legacies of the past, jealously preserved, the sumptuous palaces of « Belle Epoque or « Art Deco of the 30s » architecture are the pride of the Niçois and offer to visitors all the luxury and refinement of legendary high places. Need to recharge your batteries ? Go to a Spa, Jacuzzi, Hammam, Beauty or massage institutes. Need to relax ? As early as April, swim in an outdoor swimming-pool in the French Riviera sun or to relax in the solarium : a real feeling of well-being you tell never tire of !
Your enjoyment would not be complete without the rapture of your taste buds. The « cuisine niçoise » which has earned the label «appellation d’origine contrôlée» is inspired by Mediterranean colours and flavours. The most famous restaurants offer pride of place to sun-drenched recipes featuring olive oil and aromatic plants such as rosemary, thyme or basil. In Nice, culinary traditions now figure alongside inventive and innovative cuisine by famous chefs, real designers in gastronomy. The privilege of eating at one of the best tables in France is an experience which takes gourmets on a whirlwind of delicacies and pleasure. In Nice, nightlife is irresistible when it puts on the grand show. A cocktail at a
piano-bar, an evening at the disco, a performance at the Opera or a dinner-show at the Cabaret or at the Casino, opportunities are endless. In Nice, all year round, cultivate style and emotions!
WHAT’S ON…
Nice jazz Festival
2009 - from July 18 to 25
Created in 1948, the Nice Jazz Festival was the first Jazz Festival in France. It was in 1974 that the Nice Jazz Festival really acquired its identity. That was when “La grande parade du Jazz” made it world famous.
On the slopes of the Cimiez hill, over eight days in July, the festival takes over this enchanting rural space of olive groves and Gallo-Roman Arenas. Over several decades, the greatest names in jazz have performed on the three open-air stages under the starry sky of the Côte d’Azur: from Louis Armstrong to Dizzy Gillespie, from Django Reinhart to Diana Krall, all the legendary artists have set the night on fire at previous festivals, to their fans’ great pleasure. The convivial design lets each visitor wander from one concert to another as they please and therefore really get the most out of the fantastic programming, which is constantly being updated.
www.nicejazzfestival.fr
Ironman France - Nice Triathlon
2009 – June 28
Every year in June, the sporting world has its eyes fixed on Nice, home of the European triathlon, and on the surrounding countryside: the one and only IronMan competition on French soil covers the official triathlon distances: 3.8 km of swimming, 180 km of cycling and a 42.195 km course on foot, which makes a total of 225 kilometers of courses. Today, it is the biggest IronMan competition in the world and each year attracts over 2 500 French and international athletes. A major sporting rendez-vous!
www.ironmanfrance.com
SPECIAL OFFERS
A cultural weekend in Nice
All year round
From 60 euros and up per night for a double room
Not included: guided visit of the works of art along tramway: 8 €, transport 2€ (per person) , guided tour of old Nice, 12€ (per person)
Nice, an outdoor museum along the new tramway route. Guided tour of 14 works of art by the most renowned artists in the contemporary international scene. Night-time discovery of the works of art, each one perfectly integrated in the urban landscape, highlighting its contemporary dimension.
Guided visit on Fridays at 7pm.
In the heart of a region of timeless beauty, Nice displays all its diversity: striking Belle-Époque façades, treasures of baroque art, architecture bearing witness to the city’s past…
Pedestrian tour to discover the narrow streets of the old city, its history, its baroque churches, the colourful markets, the galleries....
Guided visit on Saturdays at 9.30 am.
Book a hotel from a list of 150 establishments (1*-2*-3*-4*-4* luxury) through the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Nice reservation system.
Book your accommodation and guided tours on http://www.nicetourisme.biz
Nice-Côte d’Azur International Airport: connections to 30 countries, 54 airlines and over 100 direct flights
Railway station (SNCF): connections to all major cities
A8 Motorway: links to all European capitals
Discover Greater Nice with a single NICE Riviera Pass!
All year round
The NICE Riviera PASS (per person): 24hrs : 24€ / 48hrs : 36€ / 72hrs : 54€
Accommodation : 60 euros and up per night for a double room
The NICE Riviera PASS: 24h: 24€ / 48h: 36€ / 72h: 54€
Included with your car:
NICE: Nice le Grand Tour, Marc Chagall National Museum, Russian Orthodox Church, guided tours...
BIOT: Fernand Leger National Museum
CAGNES SUR MER: Renoir Museum...
ANTIBES: Marineland (pass 72hrs)
MONACO: Exotic garden of Monaco...
Designed to offer maximum opportunities, the NICE Riviera PASS entitles you throughout the period of validity (24hrs, 48hrs, 72hrs) to unlimited access to ‘Nice Le Grand Tour’, the panoramic double-decker bus, free access to museums and tourist sights in Greater Nice and also provides a carefully selected listing of restaurants, shops, leisure activities, artists’ studios.
Book a hotel from a list of 150 establishments (1*-2*-3*-4*-4* luxury) through the Convention and Visitors Bureau of Nice reservation system
Book your accommodation and NICE Riviera PASS on http://www.nicetourisme.biz
Nice-Côte d’Azur International Airport: connections to 30 countries, 54 airlines and over 100 direct flights
Railway station (SNCF): connections to all major cities
A8 Motorway: links to all European capitals
