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Nice
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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
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Monaco
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St-Tropez
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Food&Drink
In The Know
Did You Know?
( Do not miss )
Cimiez is a district of luxury villas and palatial residences on the low hills overlooking the city. A monument dedicated to Queen Victoria outside her favourite winter residence, the recently renovated Hôtel Regina, serves as a reminder that Cimiez was frequently visited by royalty at the turn of the century. It is still considered to be Nice's smartest residential quarter.
As early as 140 BC, the Romans built a town on the hills of Cimiez called Cemenelum which, by the end of the 2nd century AD, had 20,000 inhabitants and was the capital of the Roman Alpes Maritimae province. The remains of a small amphitheatre (Arènes), paved streets and public baths have been excavated at the top of the Boulevard de Cimiez. A small, modern museum (Musée d'Archéologie)
displays the finds and illustrates the city's history from the Bronze Age to medieval times.
Near by is the Musée Matisse. Both museums back on to an old olive grove that is the venue for Europe's leading international Jazz Festival in July, attracting top celebrities from all over the world. At the eastern end of the grove is the Monastère Franciscain de Cimiez (Franciscan Monastery) and the church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption.
The Franciscans have used the church and monastery since 1546. Inside are two masterpieces by Louis Bréa, a leading painter of the Nice School, and an impressive carved altarpiece. A museum in the monastic buildings evokes the life of Franciscan monks in Nice from the 13th to the 18th centuries. Dufy and Matisse lie buried in the adjacent cemetery overlooking Nice.
Site et Musée d'Archéologie
Address: 160 avenue des ArènesPhone: 04 93 81 59 57
Open: Apr-Sep 10-12, 2-6; Oct-Mar 10-1, 2-5. Closed Mon and some hols
Bus: 15, 17, 20, 22, 25
Accessible: Few
Admission: Moderate
Practical: Guided tours 1st Wed of month at 3pm
Monastère Franciscain de Cimiez
Address: place du MonastèrePhone: 04 93 81 00 04
Open: 10-12, 3-6. Closed Sun and hols
Bus: 15, 17, 20, 22, 25
Accessible: Few
Admission: Free
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