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Musée des Arts Asiatiques
405, Promenade des Anglais (5.43 km) (show on map)
Type: A museum.
This museum displays the beauty and diversity of Asian art and culture. It boasts an impressive collection of costumes. It is wonderfully designed as it stretches out towards a small artificial lake.
This is located near the airport in the Arénas area...
– Yong (May 1, 2007)boo rating 80%
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Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain
Promenade des Arts (0.54 km) (show on map)
Type: A museum.
It is the museum of modern and contemporary Art in Nice and contains a wide ranging selection of art pieces and explores the main structure in the relation between the New European Realism and the American Tendency towards the Pop Art.
Housed in an imposing building on the outskirts of t...
– colm (Jul 23, 2007)boo rating 80%
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Le Parc du Chateau
Foresta/Montée Monfort Street (23.61 km) (show on map)
Type: Public Park
This two-hectare large park offers an oasis of calm in the city to locals and visitors. It has more than eleven kilometers of walking to avail of among beautiful plants and trees.
An amazing maze of greenery, where you can play at g...
– Stephane (May 1, 2007)boo rating 80%
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Avenue Jean Medecin
(0.42 km) (show on map)
Type: Shopping street.
This is the city’s main shopping street and is always busy with tourists, locals and shoppers. It has plenty of shops and cafes on offer for a long day of shopping.
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Train des Merveilles
Nice Ville Railway Station , Avenue Thiers (0.95 km) (show on map)
Type: A scenic rail trip.
This train tour takes you through the Roya valley to cross the Alps into Italy. There are many viaducts and tunnels, with plenty of wild mountain scenery on show.
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Place Massena
(0.29 km) (show on map)
Type: A city square.
This is a picturesque city square in Nice's historic quarter. It is a lively place both day and night and boasts a wonderful fountain.
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Promenade des Anglais
(2.83 km) (show on map)
Type: A long beach-front promenade.
This is a long beach-front promenade that stretches from the eastern end of Nice by the Jardin Albert I to the airport. It's lined with cafes and hotels, both modern and Belle Epoque, and museums.
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Cathédrale Orthodoxe Russe St-Nicolas à Nice
Av. Nicolas-II., Off bd. du Tzaréwitch (1.51 km) (show on map)
Type: A Russian style cathedral.
Built by Tsar Nicholas II, this is the most beautiful religious structure of the Orthodoxy outside of Russia. Dating from the Belle Epoque era, this cathedral is covered in ornaments and designs of many religious icons.
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Castle Hill (Colline du Chateau)
Montee du Chateau (0.96 km) (show on map)
Type: A hill separating the Old Town from Nice Port.
This large hill offers fantastic views of the city and its surrounds. When you get to the top there is plenty for all to do including a playground and a historic site. Also has lots of park benches and a small cafe.
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Cours Saleya
Rue Droite Nice (0.56 km) (show on map)
Type: Flea/street market.
This is a popular open air market packed with vendors selling flowers, food and much more. It's also a popular area by night as the stalls are packed away and the neighbouring restaurants put out tables for outdoor dining.
