Rue Pairolière is a narrow, pedestrian-only passage in the heart of Old Nice, easily identified by the dense concentration of traditional food shops that line its route. Butcher shops, bakeries, and delis occupy the ground floors of…
Vieux Nice Alleyways
Walk through the shadowed, winding lanes of Nice's medieval heart to discover historic baroque churches, tucked-away squares, and legendary culinary counters. This route reveals the intimate Mediterranean pulse of a town that still lives and breathes behind its colorful shutters.
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1. Rue Pairolière
2. Chez Rene Socca
Chez René Socca sits at the intersection of two cobblestone lanes in Vieux Nice, identifiable by the consistent queue that often snakes along the street and the red awning shading its terrace. Since nineteen sixty-one, this spot has…
3. 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…
4. 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…
5. Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur de Nice
The Église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur, often called the Église du Gesù, catches the eye with a distinct blue and yellow façade. Tucked into the narrow streets of the Old Town, this seventeenth-century building began as the chapel for a Jesuit…
6. Place du Palais de Justice
The Place du Palais de Justice is defined by the imposing, neoclassical courthouse that occupies its entire west side. Inaugurated on October seventeen, eighteen ninety-two, this building was designed by the departmental architect…
7. Maison Auer
Maison Auer is a confectionary shop identifiable by its nineteenth-century storefront located directly across from the Nice Opera House. Established in eighteen twenty by a Swiss confectioner named Henri Auer, the business moved to its…
8. Cours Saleya
The Cours Saleya is identified by its long, sun-drenched pedestrian plaza lined with pastel-colored buildings and shaded by a continuous row of striped market awnings. This site occupies the ground where the city’s defensive ramparts once…