French Riviera
Nice
+ Nice
Sights
* Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe
* Cathédrale Ste-Réparate
* Cimiez
* Colline du Château (Castle Hill)
* Cours Saleya
* Hôtel Négresco
* Musée des Beaux-Arts
* Musée International d'Art Naïf Anatoly Jakovsky
* Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall
* Palais Lascaris
* Palais Masséna - Musée d'Art et d'Histoire
* Promenade Des Anglais
* Quartier du Paillon
* Quartier du Port
* Vieille Ville
The Riviera
+ The Riviera
Monaco
+ Monaco
St-Tropez
+ St-Tropez
Walk/Drive
Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
The once fast-flowing and often dangerously high River Paillon was canalised in the 1830s and began to vanish under the pavements. It now trickles below Nice's showcase gardens - lush Jardins Albert Ier, fountain-filled éspace Masséna, leafy place Général Leclerc and the delightful hanging gardens of the promenade du Paillon.
The Paillon district's main focal point is place Masséna, a stately 19th-century square featuring red-ochre buildings built across the path of the river. Many important streets fan out from the square, notably avenue Jean Médecin (Nice's main shopping street) and rue Masséna (a lively pedestrian zone). A balustraded terrace and steps to the south lead to the old town (Vieille Ville). To the north the covered course of the river provided space for several grand civic projects built during the last 25 years: a row of cultural complexes including the state-of-the-art MAMAC building, the Théâtre de Nice and the Acropolis convention centre, a monumental eyesore of concrete slabs and smoked glass.
Théatre de Nice
Address: promenade des ArtsPhone: 04 93 13 90 90
Restaurant: Café (Inexpensive)
Bus: All buses
Acropolis
Address: 1 esplanade KennedyPhone: 04 93 92 83 00
Bus: All buses
Accessible: Excellent
Other: Cimiez; MAMAC; Musée National Marc Chagall
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