The Musée d'Archéologie de Nice in Cimiez stands out for its ultra-modern design, which occupies the heart of the ancient Roman city of Cemenelum. This building, inaugurated in nineteen eighty-nine, holds the artifacts recovered from the…
The History of Nice
This historical journey spans from the city's ancient Roman roots to its grand Belle Époque era, tracing the legacy of Nice's fortresses, baroque palaces, and foreign aristocracy.
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1. Musée d'Archéologie de Nice / Cimiez
2. Fort du Mont Alban
The Fort du Mont Alban is a sixteenth-century military structure defined by its rectangular plan and corner bastions shaped like the ace of spades. Perched two hundred twenty meters above sea level on a hill between Nice and the harbor of…
3. Colline du Château
The Colline du Château is a ninety-two-meter-high rocky outcrop rising between the Old Town of Nice and the port. It takes its name from a formidable military citadel that occupied the summit from the eleventh century until the early…
4. Monument aux Morts de Rauba-Capeù
The Monument aux Morts de Rauba-Capeù is a thirty-two-meter-tall war memorial carved directly into the rock face at the base of Castle Hill. You can identify it by the massive central urn set within an arched niche, flanked by two large…
5. Musée du Palais Lascaris
The Palais Lascaris is identified by a grand Baroque facade featuring white marble balconies on Rue Droite. Built in the middle of the seventeenth century for the Lascaris-Vintimille family, the residence stands as a prominent example of…
6. Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate de Nice
The Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate is recognizable by its dome, which is covered in shimmering, multi-colored glazed tiles that stand out above the rooftops of the old town. This seventeenth-century building, constructed between sixteen…
7. Promenade des Anglais
The Promenade des Anglais is a seven-kilometer boulevard that stretches along the edge of the Mediterranean, defined by its wide, paved path and rows of palm trees facing the pebble beaches of the Bay of Angels. This waterfront walkway…
8. 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…
9. Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas de Nice
The Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas is defined by its five vibrant, bulbous domes that rise above the city. Built between nineteen oh three and nineteen twelve, this structure serves as a reminder of the large Russian community that wintered in…