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Plateau St-Michel 
F - 06000 Nice
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Heading east from Nice, the Grande Corniche heads up to the St-Michel plateau, offering views back over Nice and the Bay of Angels; to the front is La Drète fort. On the right a road leads to the Observatory of Mont-Gros , an international centre of..
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Boulevard Victor-Hugo
Bd Victor-Hugo F - 06000 Nice
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Quite a lively main thoroughfare lined with plane trees and buildings with fantastic façades, including Palais Meyerbeer at no45 with wrought-iron work and cherubs, and the delightful neo-Classical Villa Abbo at no22.
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Place Masséna
Pl. Masséna F - 06000 Nice
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A group of red-ochre Turin-style buildings with arcades surrounds a fountain with bronze horses in its basin. Avenue Jean-Médecin and its department stores lead off the north side of the square, while to the south there’s a view over the coach statio..
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Marc Chagall museum
16 av. du Dr-Ménard F - 06000 Nice
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This museum contains the largest permanent collection of works by Marc Chagall (1887-1985). His Biblical Message cycle consists of 17 large paintings depicting scenes such as The Creation , Adam and Eve Expelled from Paradise , The Flood and ..
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Albert-Ier gardens
Av. de Verdun F - 06000 Nice
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These gardens feature an open-air theatre, a fountain by Volti and a huge arc-shaped sculpture by Bernard Venet. Casino Ruhl is on the corner of avenue de Verdun and promenade des Anglais, which run alongside.
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Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain
Prom. des Arts F - 06200 Nice
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This museum exhibits works by the Nice School and the movements that preceded and followed it. Nouveau Réalisme is shown through artists like Arman, César and Spoerri, with pride of place given to Yves Klein (1928-62) and his blue monochromes. The ne..
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Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St Nicholas 
Av. Nicolas II F - 06000 Nice
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The cathedral was built by a Russian architect in 1912. Its six cupola with golden bulbs add a touch of the exotic to the Nice skyline and symbolise the importance of the Russian colony on the Côte d'Azur. The interior, in the shape of a Greek cross,..
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Musée Massena
67 r. de France F - 06000 Nice
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This building by Marshal André Massena’s grandson is surrounded by gardens and boasts a sumptuous First-Empire interior and a collection of jewellery from all over the world.
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Cathédrale Ste-Réparate
R. St-Réparate F - 06000 Nice
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Its Genoese-style 18C dome lights up the old town with its 14,000 varnished tiles. Built in 1650 by Nice architect JA Guiberto, the cathedral is dedicated to the city's patron saint. Inside, Baroque influences can be seen in the stuccos and marble.
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Cours Saleya
Cours Saleya F - 06000 Nice
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Once an elegant main thoroughfare, Cours Saleya is now the location of a very popular flower market. It is lined by Miséricorde chapel and, to the east, the Palais Caïs de Pierla , where Matisse lived from 1921 to 1938. To the left of the chapel s..
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Place St-François
Pl. St-François F - 06000 Nice
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The 18C former Palais Communal (town hall) today houses the Bourse du Travail (trades council). Behind it is Saint-François bell tower, the remains of a convent that was transferred to Cimiez. There’s a fish market every morning around the fountain. ..
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Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle
60 bis bd Risso F - 06300 Nice
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This is the city’s first municipal museum, founded in 1846 by two local naturalists Jean-Baptiste Vérany and Jean-Baptiste Barla. Its storerooms contain over one million specimens (zoology, botany and geology) originating mainly from the Mediterranea..
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Palais Lascaris
R. Droite F - 06000 Nice
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The façade of this palace built in 1665 features balustraded balconies on carved marble consoles and pilasters. Head first to the original pharmacy, then up the majestic ceremonial staircase and the sumptuous balustraded staircase that takes you ..
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Monument to Catherine Ségurane
R. Neuve F - 06000 Nice
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This eroïna nissarda (heroine from Nice) is said to have defended the town against the French and their Turkish allies in 1543. The monument is a bas-relief sculpture dating from 1923.
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St-Martin-St-Augustin church
R. Neuve F - 06000 Nice
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This is the oldest parish in Nice (1510). Luther is said to have celebrated a mass in this church, and Garibaldi was baptised there. It boasts a beautiful Baroque interior . The Pietà in the centre of the retable is by Louis Bréa .
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Place Garibaldi
Pl. Garibaldi F - 06000 Nice
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This square is lined with ochre-coloured houses with Piedmont-style arcades. In the centre is a statue of Giuseppe Garibaldi . On the south side is Saint-Sépulcre chapel (18C) belonging to the high brotherhood of Blue Penitents. The Baroque interi..
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Ste-Jeanne-d’Arc church
Av. St-Lambert F - 06000 Nice
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This concrete church by Jacques Droz was revolutionary in its modernity when it was built in 1934. The 65m-high, flame-shaped bell tower, three domes and ellipsoidal porch give it a modern appearance still today. A painted fresco of The Way of the C..
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Église St-Jacques (Gesù)
R. du Jésus F - 06000 Nice
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This church is the former chapel of a college built in the early 17C. The interior is decorated with continuous frescos and bas-reliefs and has a profusion of details in its decoration. Fluted pilasters lead to a vault decorated with trompe l'oeil. T..
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Chapelle de l’Annonciation
R. de la Poissonnerie F - 06000 Nice
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Built in the 13C and completely remodelled in the 17C, this chapel has a simple façade which contrasts with the exuberant Baroque interior of balustrades and altars, retables and painted and coffered vaulted ceilings. The chapel is known locally as..
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Château de Nice
R. de la Providence F - 06000 Nice
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This is in fact a 92m-high hill with a shaded footpath climbing up to the site of the old château (destroyed in 1706 by Louis XIV’s armies). From the top there’s a bird’s eye view over the rooftops of the old town and the Baie des Anges. Remains of t..
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