'Queen of the Riviera', 'Capital of the Côte d'Azur', 'The Big Olive', 'Mediterranean Chicago', 'Nizza la Bella' - no accolade is too great for Nice, the Riviera's largest, most interesting city, France's main tourist centre and the country's most visited city after Paris. Yet despite its status, it remains a friendly, informal place, unscathed by tourism and full of Mediterranean character, with its own dialect (lenga nissarda), its own delicious cuisine - a seductive mix of the best of France and Italy - and an intriguing past. The city is lively all year round, offering exhibitions, shows, sporting events and festivals - in particular the famous Nice Carnival (two weeks before Lent) and the Battle of the Flowers. Come and experience Nice's original atmosphere for yourself. You are sure to be spellbound.