Sights Nice, France

Beaches in Nice are covered with pebbles, and most of them free, warm and clean. Only from the Cape of Antibes, they become sand.

One of the main attractions of Nice is the Promenade des Anglais (promenade des Anglais) - a wide boulevard, overlooking the bay and stretches for 6 km along the beaches, strewn with pebbles. Covered with "islands" of palm trees and flowers, the embankment with the Victorian era is considered the favorite place for leisurely walks.

On the beach facing the ranks of fabulous cafes, the Museum Massena, villas and hotels. The eastern side of Promenade des Anglais goes into the embankment Quai de etat Younis (quai des Etats-Unis), which has some of the best restaurants in Nice, specializing in special fish soup Bouillabaisse.

If you go up the steep cliff, one can see a place known as the Chateau hill, there stood a castle, which was demolished in 1706, all that remains - this is two or three stones. High hill turned into a garden, overgrown with pine trees and exotic flowers. To get to the panorama, you should use the elevator.

From the northern end of the hill is the famous Chateau ancient cemetery, the largest in France and the fourth biggest in Europe, visited in the first place because of the grandiose monuments, which are themselves works of art. Some narrow streets, such as Street Massena, designed exclusively for pedestrians.

On these narrow streets you will find inexpensive restaurants, where you can eat pizza with onions. The commercial center of the city - the area of Mass with pink building the 17-th century in Genoa style fountain with bronze sculptures.

From the central square to the Promenade des Anglais stretches Park Albert I with a terrace under the open sky and the Fountain of Triton, palm trees and exotic flowers, is one of the paradises in the resort. In Nice focus more museums than in other similar French towns.

If you decide to take a break from the pleasures of pebbly beach, and to devote time to some famous museum in the south of France, visit the Museum of Marc Chagall, Matisse Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Art and History, the Museum of Modern Art or the Museum of Archeology de Cimiez.

The city is the best sightseeing in the center of the Riviera, especially if you depend on public transportation. From the airport in Nice, the second largest in France, it is possible to travel by bus along the entire coast in resorts such as Juan-les-Pins and Cannes.

In September 1927 he died in Nice, famous dancer, wife Esenina SA, Isadora Duncan. Her strangled scarf caught in the spokes of the wheel of her car when the car was traveling on the Promenade des Anglais.

Nice is considered the pearl of the Côte d'Azur. On average there is 300 days of sunshine a year. The combination of rich history and culture, favorable climate, varied nature, developed transport infrastructure and high-level tourist service still makes it one of the most popular resorts in the world.