The Opéra de Nice is identified by the four statues of the Muses—Euterpe, Melpomène, Thalie, and Terpsichore—standing atop its northern façade on the rue Saint-François de Paule. This building replaced an earlier theater that stood on the…
Promenade des Anglais Walk
Stroll along the legendary seafront boulevard to experience the grand architecture, public gardens, and historic hotels that made Nice a premier winter playground for European high society.
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1. Opéra de Nice
2. Jardin Albert 1er
Jardin Albert Premier is a three-hectare park defined by its large central lawn and a dense collection of palms and exotic plants sourced from as far away as China, Australia, and the Himalayas. Created in eighteen fifty-two, it connects…
3. Centenary Monument
The Centenary Monument is a tall stone column rising at the edge of the Jardin Albert premier, where it overlooks the Promenade des Anglais and the Mediterranean Sea. At its peak stands a bronze winged figure of Victory, draped in a flag…
4. Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
The Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée is defined by a white, ornate Art Deco facade that faces the Promenade des Anglais. Built in nineteen twenty-eight and inaugurated the following year, the structure was commissioned by the American…
5. Nice Promenade des Anglais chaises bleues
The Promenade des Anglais is lined with rows of connected, bright blue metal chairs that face directly toward the Mediterranean Sea. These chairs are a fixture of the Nice waterfront, echoing the color of the water and the sky above the…
6. Villa Masséna, musée d'art et d'histoire
The Villa Masséna is a Neoclassical mansion on the Promenade des Anglais, defined by its crisp, white facade and the orderly, manicured gardens that sit between the villa and the sea. Built between eighteen ninety-eight and nineteen oh one…
7. Le Negresco
The Hotel Negresco is defined by its pink dome, which rises prominently above the Promenade des Anglais overlooking the Bay of Angels. Henri Negresco, a Romanian innkeeper's son, opened the hotel in nineteen thirteen after a career…