The Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice : Unoc

The Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice takes place in various places, in various forms, from February to September. Indeed, exhibitions, Conferences, Installations and performances, shows surround and complement the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, Nice 2025. See the Official website.

3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, Unoc Nice 2025

Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice : unoc nice 2025

This international UN conference is jointly organized by Costa Rica and France. "The aim is to reach a historic international agreement to protect the Ocean." The conference takes place from June 9 to 13, 2025, in Nice's brand-new Centre des Congrés.

Some key phrases from the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, Unoc Nice 2025

  • Protecting the ocean means protecting a gigantic carbon sink and priceless reserves of biodiversity.
    Emmanuel Macron, President of France
  • Let our commitment be as vast as the Ocean that feeds us! 
    Rodrigo Chaves Robles, President of Costa Rica
  • Designated a pilot territory for ecological planning in 2022, the Southern Region is at the forefront of safeguarding marine ecosystems.
    Renaud Muselier, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, Delegate President of Régions de France
  • Things are finally going to change thanks to this crucial summit for the future of the Ocean, which we are very proud to host. 
    Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice
  • Through this program, we want to touch minds as much as hearts, so that everyone, resident or visitor, becomes convinced that the future of our oceans depends on us.
    Christian Estrosi, Mayor of Nice
  • Committing together to sustainable ocean management.
  • [Find] A universal framework for ocean protection.

Security around the Nice Convention Center

Practical information

Centre des congrés de Nice
Situated on Port Lympia, at the very end of Rauba Capeu.

Sessions are reserved for accredited members of the delegations.
For the public, numerous events are planned.

Official website

Year of the Sea 2025 Shows in Nice

The Year of the Sea 2025 shows in Nice provide excellent entertainment, along with pleasant and useful information.

Nice 2025 Year of the Sea shows: Cinémathèque

From June 1 to August 31, 2025, the Cinémathèque de Nice is offering a series of films related to the sea. In July and August, the screening will take place outdoors.

  • The Wisdom of the Octopus by James Reed and Pippa Eherich - A documentary film on the trail of a wild octopus
  • Waterworld by Kevin Reynolds - A futuristic film about a world engulfed by water.
  • Jaws by Steven Spielberg - A cult film about a great white shark that terrorizes a seaside resort.
  • Les Enfants de la mer d'Ayumu Watanabe - A film for young audiences aged 10 and over
  • En solitaire by Christophe Offenstein - The story of a skipper engaged in a solo round-the-world race.
  • Ang Lee's The Odyssey of Pi - A visually stunning fable about survival at sea.
  • A Scene at the Sea by Takeshi Kitano - A poetic tale about the discovery of surfing.
  • All is Lost by J.C. Chandor - A poignant drama starring Robert Redford.
  • Still the Water by Naomi Kawase - A contemplative film about the bond between man and the ocean.
  • Le Grand Bleu by Luc Besson - A cinematic classic dedicated to freediving.
  • Oceans by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud - A fascinating exploration of the underwater world.

Official site

4 Guardians of the Sea discovery workshops

Wednesday, April 23 at 2:30 pm
Raoul Mille Library
Free with reservation
Raoul Mille Library
33, avenue Malaussena
06100 Nice
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday: 10 am - 6 pm - Thursday, Friday: 1:30 pm - 6 pm
Access: Bus No. 11: Libération stop - Tramway Line No. 1: Libération stop

Parade Nautique des Nations Unies

Consisting of various scientific, oceanographic research or exemplary boats (school boats, historic buildings...) from all over the world.
May 28 to June 13

The Ocean Race Europe in Nice

This prestigious crewed race in the Imoca class (60-foot monohulls) will make a stopover in Nice. The public will be able to admire the top sailors in the Ocean Live Park, Quai Amiral Infernet and watch their boats evolve in front of the Promenade des Anglais.
August 29-31.

L'espace de la Baleine

Large space, composed of stands, exhibitions, meetings on the theme of the sea.
From June 2 to 13, 2025
Palais des expositions

Ocean Fest

Concert by Indochine & Co, benefiting Sea Shepherd, One Voice, NaturDive and Paddle Cleaner.
Saturday, October 4, 2025
From 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Palais Nikaïa
163 boulevard du Mercantour
06200 Nice
Access: Tramway Line n°1 - Stop CADAM Centre Administratif
Official website

Exhibitions of the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

The exhibitions of the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice are many and varied, complemented by conferences, installations, performances, and shows. Everyone is involved: the City of Nice, retailers, museums, and more, as part of the UNOC 2025 (United Nations Ocean Conference). Let's take a closer look at the exhibitions.

Exhibitions for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice's museums

Nice, from the shore to the sea

Exhibitions for the Year of the Sea 2025 in the museums of the city of Nice

From May 8 to September 21, 2025, the Massena Museum is presenting an exhibition on the relationship between Nice and the Mediterranean. The first prehistoric humans, the Greeks who founded Nikaïa, resources from the sea and trade, winter resorts, etc.
Official website


Matisse Méditerranée(S)

Exhibitions for the Year of the Sea 2025 in the museums of the city of Nice, Matisse Museum

From Wednesday, May 7 to Sunday, September 7, 2025, the Matisse Museum in Nice will highlight Matisse's fascination with the Mediterranean: Corsica (1898), Nice (between 1917 and 1954), Spain, Italy, Algeria, and Morocco.
Matisse Museum
164, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez
06000 Nice
Opening hours: Open every day except Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Access: Bus lines 5, 18, 16, 40, 33 - Arènes station - Matisse Museum
Official websiteOfficial website


Prehistoric men at the beach

Exhibitions for the Year of the Sea 2025 in the museums of the city of Nice, Terra Amata Prehistory Museum

From Friday, April 25, 2025, to Sunday, September 28, 2025, the Terra Amata Museum of Prehistory is offering a fascinating exhibition on the links between prehistoric man and the sea: resources, raw materials, navigation, etc.

Terra Amata Prehistory Museum
25, boulevard Carnot
06300 Nice

Opening hours: Open every day except Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Access: Tram line 2 – Station: Port Lympia
Official website


Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries

Exhibitions for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice museums, photography museum

From April 5 to September 28, 2025
The sea remains an unsuspected world. The many existing photos and films are not enough to reveal it in its entirety. That is what makes this exhibition by Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries so unique, giving us more to discover at the Charles Nègre Museum of Photography in Nice.

Charles Nègre Museum of Photography
1, Place Pierre Gautier
06300 Nice
Opening hours: Open every day except Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Access: Tram line 1 – Station: Opéra – Vieille Ville
Our page on the Laurent Ballesta exhibition - Seas and Mysteries
Official website


Les Particules, the human tale of dying water

Manon Lanjouère offers a profound reflection on ocean pollution. Each image, with its visual beauty, invites contemplation but also, with its visual power, calls for action. Charles Nègre Museum of Photography 1, Place Pierre Gautier 06300 Nice Opening hours: Open every day except Monday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Access: Tram line 1 – Station: Opéra – Vieille Ville Official website: https://museephotographie.nice.fr/


La quadrature du cercle (Squaring the Circle), exhibition by Anne-Laure Wuillai

From Saturday, April 26, 2025, to Monday, September 22, 2025, Anne-Laure Wuillai confronts us with our own way of understanding our marine environment. Gently or with powerful blows, or even with humor and irony, she leaves us face to face with who we are.

Palais Lascaris
15, rue Droite
06300 Nice

Opening hours: Open every day except Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tram line 1 – Station: Opéra – Vieille Ville
Official website


In the time of Grand Master Jean-Paul de Lascaris. Nice, Malta, and the Mediterranean

From Tuesday, May 6, 2025, to Monday, November 3, 2025, you will learn about the history of Nice and its county, which is closely linked to the Mediterranean Sea and the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, better known as the Order of Malta.

Palais Lascaris
15, rue Droite
06300 Nice

Opening hours: Open every day except Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Access: Tram line 1 – Station: Opéra – Vieille Ville

Official website


When the sea speaks to us. Studying and protecting underwater heritage.

From April 30 to September 26, 2025, the Nice-Cimiez Archaeological Museum invites us to dive into the archaeological riches of our Mediterranean coastline around Nice. From ancient shipwrecks off the French Riviera to the contemporary remains of a former casino, the exhibition reveals an underwater world of great cultural significance.

Nice Archaeology Museum - Cimiez
160, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez
06000 Nice
Opening hours: Open every day except Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Access: Bus lines 5, 18, 16, 40, 33 - Arènes station - Musée Matisse Official website


Les reliques de l'écume (The Relics of the Foam), exhibition by Racca Vammerisse

From Saturday, May 3, 2025, to Sunday, September 28, 2025, the Museum of Fine Arts presents a beautiful exhibition by ceramic artist Racca Vammerisse. This artist creates sculptures incorporating pearls, shells, tentacles, claws, and coral.
Musée des Beaux Arts Jules Chéret
33, avenue des Baumettes - 06000 Nice
Hours: Open every day except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Access: Bus 38: "Musée Chéret" stop or Tram L2: "Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen" stop (access via stairs)
Official website


Exhibitions for the Year of the Sea 2025 at other sites and museums

The Living Ocean Exhibition

83 photographs by Greg Lecoeur and Olivier Anrigo on global marine biodiversity.
Esplanade de la Bourgada
Traverse de la Bourgada
06000 Nice

Park opening hours:
October 1 to March 31: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
April 1 to September 30: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

 

Ugo Schiavi – La Zone de Minuit

From Wednesday, May 7 to Sunday, August 24, 2025, the artist immerses us in a sprawling installation of the world of the abyss.
Grande halle des anciens abattoirs de Nice
Official website


Becoming Ocean: a social conversation about the ocean

From Thursday, May 8 to Sunday, August 24, 2025, Villa Arson invites visitors to reflect on what we know and don't know about the ocean and its future. Artists will provide us with an approach, knowledge, and questions about the ocean, the master of our future. Villa Arson 20 avenue Stephen Liégeard 06100 Nice Hours: Open every day except Tuesday, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 2pm-7pm in July and August. Access: Tram line 1 - Le Ray station Official website


MOANA FA' A' ARO

From Friday, May 23, 2025, to Friday, June 27, 2025, artist Aurélien Mauplot will be exhibiting his multifaceted work inspired by islands and oceans.
Maison Abandonnée [Villa Cameline]
43 Av. Monplaisir
06100 Nice
Access: Bus 23, Église Jeanne d'Arc stop - Tram Line 1, Borriglione stop
Official website


Official website for all events

Art in the city for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

Art in the city for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice includes a series of works of art - paintings, frescoes, sculptures, monumental constructions - scattered throughout the city. These artistic works are installed in the streets, in the squares, to benefit the greatest number of people.

Art in the city of the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

The urchin of art in the city

A gigantic sea urchin test (the test is the "skeleton" of the sea urchin) is installed at Rauba Capeu, in place of the famous I Love Nice. The structure stands out beautifully against the backdrop of the city or the Mediterranean. Composed of a galvanized steel structure, it is clad in crochet and braided mesh, giving it quite the appearance of sea urchin tests.

But if you look closely, you'll discover marine elements: stars, ship's bars, sextants and why not satellites so useful for navigation.

Ichtus for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

Ichtus (fish in ancient Greek) is an installation by Dan Mestanza.

An exhibition of the dreamlike, hypnotic world of the sea, made up of a myriad of luminous, animated fish.
- Sous les arcades Massena, from March 7 to June 2, 2025
- Sous les Arcades des Ponchettes, from June 4 to 15, 2025

Artistic performances for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

Artistic performances for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

Submersion

Artistic performances for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

From Wednesday, May 7 to Tuesday, May 13, 2025
From 2:00 pm to 7:30 pm, every 30 minutes
Free admission upon reservation
Le 109, pôle de cultures contemporaines
89, route de Turin
06300 Nice
[STUDIO ANTIPODES]
Access: Tramway Line n°1 - Vauban Station
Le 109


Le Chant des Sirènes

Artistic performances for the Year of the Sea 2025 in Nice

From May 7 to August 24, 2025
From 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm, every 30mn
Le 109
Le 109, pôle de cultures contemporaines
89, route de Turin
06300 Nice
[STUDIO ANTIPODES]
Access: Tramway Line n°1 - Vauban Station
Le 109


Ocean futurism

A performance that aims to propose visionary and convincing imaginings of alternative futures that challenge us and stimulate our own imagination.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
From 09:30 to 16:30
CUM Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
65 Promenade des Anglais
06000 Nice
Access : Tramway line n°2 - Station : Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen


Beyond the tears

A choreographic and immersive experience where the body becomes the fluids that compose it. Its vulnerability and emotions intertwine with the power and softness of water.
Friday June 13, 2025
From 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre
1, Place Pierre Gautier
06300 Nice
Hours : Open every day except Monday from 10 am to 6 pm
Access : Tramway line n°1 - Station : Opéra - Vieille Ville
Official website


Between sky and sea

Performance dance and participatory proposed by Compagnie HUMAINE
From Saturday, June 28 to Sunday, July 6, 2025
From 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm, every 30mn
Ponchettes
Les terrasses des Ponchettes
Promenade des Anglais - Cours Saleya
06300 Nice
Access : Tramway line n°1 Station : Opéra-Vieille Ville


SeaMe !

Playful theater and immersive experience by the French-Norwegian Compagnie LiLi Re
SeaMe! takes children from the surface of the water to the bottom of the ocean thanks to an immersive installation.
Saturday, October 18, 2025
From 7:30pm to 8:30pm
Le 109, pôle de cultures contemporaines
89, route de Turin
06300 Nice
L'Entre-Pont
Access: Tramway Line n°1 - Vauban Station


Conferences 2025 Year of the Sea in Nice

Conferences 2025 Year of the Sea in Nice

The Pelagos Sanctuary: an international marine protected area and a unique refuge for marine mammals in the Mediterranean 

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.
L'Artistique
Free admission
Location: L'Artistique
L'Artistique
27, boulevard Dubouchage
06000 Nice
Access: Tram lines 1 and 2 – Station: Jean Médecin
Official website

Speaking for the ocean: The Arctic, El Dorado or sanctuary?

2025 Year of the Sea conferences in Nice

Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Free admission
Location: L'Artistique
L'Artistique
27, boulevard Dubouchage
06000 Nice
Access: Tram lines 1 and 2 – Station: Jean Médecin
Official website

The world of Lola, a Mediterranean sea turtle: Adventure on the surface of the water

Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.
Free admission
Location: L'Artistique
L'Artistique
27, boulevard Dubouchage
06000 Nice
Access: Tram lines 1 and 2 – Station: Jean Médecin
Official website

Ocean 2100: Anticipating challenges, building the future of the seas

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 9 a.m.
Free on registration
CUM Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
65 Promenade des Anglais
06000 Nice
Access: Tram line 2 – Station: Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen

Rachel Carson, for the beauty of the world

2025 Year of the Sea conferences in Nice

Lecture by Thierry Paquot, philosopher, essayist, and biographer of Rachel Carson. Rachel Carson (1907-1964) denounced the overuse of pesticides, which destroy ecosystems, endanger the health of the Earth, and make many humans sick.
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
At 4 p.m.
CUM Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
65 Promenade des Anglais
06000 Nice
Access: Tram line 2 – Station: Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen

Speaking for the Ocean: The Ocean, a treasure to be protected // The Ocean without laws

2025 Year of the Sea conferences in Nice

What a gigantic ecosystem the ocean is! But how can we manage it, given its essential role in the balance and health of life on Earth?
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
At 6:00 p.m.
Free admission
L'Artistique
27, boulevard Dubouchage
06000 Nice
Access: Tram line 1 and line 2 – Station: Jean Médecin
Official website

Study day of the Local High Council for Climate and Biodiversity

Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 9 a.m.
CUM Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
65 Promenade des Anglais
06000 Nice
Access: Tram line 2 – Station: Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen

The Abyss: Discovering the last great mystery of the planet

Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 2:30 p.m.
Free admission
L'Artistique
27, boulevard Dubouchage
06000 Nice
Access: Tram line 1 and line 2 – Station: Jean Médecin
Official website

An unexpected ecosystem: the sandy-muddy seabed of the Baie des Anges

Wednesday, June 25 at 2:30 p.m.
CUM Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
65 Promenade des Anglais
06000 Nice
Access: Tram line 2 – Station: Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen

One Ocean Science Congress

Organized with Ifremer and CNRS
2,000 international scientists will gather to identify indicators and innovative solutions for ocean health.
June 3-6, 2025
Official website
one-ocean-science-2025.org

Ocean Rise & Coastal Resilience Summit

Organized by the city of Nice and the Ocean Climate platform, the Ocean Rise and Resilience Coalition summit will reflect on accelerating collaboration, access to knowledge, and financing to adapt to ocean and climate change. June 7, 2025

Blue Economy and Finance Forum

The Blue Economy and Finance Forum (Monaco) will mobilize heads of state, businesses, financiers, and civil society to invest significantly in the blue economy.
June 7 and 8, 2025
Official website


Official website for all events

Laurent Ballesta – Seas and Mysteries Exhibition

The exhibition Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries is being held at the Charles Nègre Photography Museum in Nice from April 5 to September 28, 2025.

Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries Exhibition

The sea is still an unsuspected world. The many existing photos and films are not enough to enable us to discover it in its entirety. The originality of this exhibition, Laurent Ballesta - Seas and Mysteries, lies in the fact that it allows us to discover even more. Laurent Ballesta, diver, is also a scientific artist.

It is with this perspective that he photographs the seabed, allowing us to admire the astonishing architecture of the mason worm or the amazing face of the ocean sunfish. And what about this group of sharks intertwined with each other, ice floes seen from below, trails of bubbles left by penguins, etc. It is a whole (re)discovery of our natural environment that never ceases to amaze us, thanks to the vision of the photographer and the great talent of the artist, Laurent Ballesta.

Planète Méditerranée

exposition Laurent Ballesta - Mers et mystères à NicePlanète Méditerranée takes us on a journey to discover the sea, from Marseille to Monaco, at a depth of over 100 meters.
The film is shown daily at 10:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 1:50 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Duration 96 minutes. Directed in 2019 by Gil Kebaïli, written by Gil Kebaïli, Marianne Cramer and Laurent Ballesta.

Who is Laurent Ballesta?

Laurent Ballesta is a scientist, biologist and naturalist. He is also a diver and photographer. He took the first photograph of the Coelacanth, the unknown "fossil" fish that was thought to be extinct. Laurent Ballesta has taken photographs at great depths, at over 100 meters. He has collaborated on Nicolas Hulot's Ushuaia programs and participated in numerous scientific expeditions around the world. This scientist also has a marvelous view of the underwater world, which he knows so well and never tires of. On the contrary, he allows us to see it through his scientific gaze as well as his artistic approach.

Practical information

 

Musée Charles Nègre de la photographie
1 Pl. Pierre Gautier, 06300 Nice
Attenant au Marché aux fleurs du cours Saleya, dans le Vieux Nice
10h-18h sauf le lundi

Exhibition Raymond Moretti, the man who paints

Exhibition Raymond Moretti, the man who paints

The Alpes-Maritimes department is hosting a major exhibition of the works of Nice-born Raymond Moretti, from April 5 to June 29, 2025, at the Espace culturel départemental de Port Lympia in Nice.
The artist's talent is varied, both in the medium used (paintings, drawings, sculptures) and in the inspiration of the subject and the artistic styles.

You will be amazed at the expressiveness of a simple pencil stroke, a simple curved line on a white sheet of paper, which brings horses to life. Or at his countless lines that overlap, double up and complement each other to create the portrait of the Zealot.

You admire the incredible force of the form and color of the “Cri” or “Marianne”. And what can be said about the dancing and almost sonorous forms of the works devoted to Jazz.
What modernity in the works proposed at the Negresco hotel.

One could feel Raymond Moretti's work, from the caress to the punch.

Raymond Moretti

Raymond Moretti was an artist born in Nice in 1931 and who died in Paris in 2005.
He developed an interest in painting at a very early age, and in 1947, when he was just 16, he painted a Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law.
In 1959, he used a studio at the Villa Paradiso in Nice to create portraits of Dalida and Martine Carol. Also in Nice, he collaborated with Jean Cocteau on the theme of the Age of Aquarius.
He met Pablo Picasso, who inspired him and supported him in his work.
He painted, but he also designed stamps and posters (for the Nice carnival, Art Expo in New York, Charles Aznavour's last tours) and illustrated books (Rimbaud's Le Bateau ivre, Chemin initiatique sur la Franc-maçonnerie, De Gaulle by André Malraux, etc.).
His work can be found in many areas, throughout France and abroad.

Practical information

Espace culturel départemental du Port Lympia
2 quai Entrecasteaux, 06300 Nice

Access
Bus 15, 30, 98, Port Lympia stop - 607, Arson/Fodéré stop
Tram 1, Garibaldi stop
Tram 2, Port Lympia stop

Opening hours
Open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
except Mondays and Tuesdays, and May 1st

The Nice Jazz Fest 2025

The Nice Jazz Fest 2025 takes place over 4 days, from July 24 to 27, 2025 in Nice. The program brings together talented musicians to (re)discover as much as heavyweights of today's jazz.

Nice Jazz Fest 2025 program

The Cookers, at Nice Jazz Fest 2025
The Cookers at Nice Jazz Fest 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

  • Earthgang
    Masséna - 8:00 pm
  • Polo & Pan
    Masséna - 9:15pm
  • Ray
    Masséna - 11:00 pm
  • Daoud
    Théâtre de Verdure - 7:15pm
  • Sullivan Fortner Trio
    Théâtre de Verdure - 8:30pm
  • China Moses
    Théâtre de Verdure - 9:45pm
  • John Scofield "Long Days Quartet"
    Théâtre de Verdure - 23h00

Friday, July 25, 2025

  • Freddie Gibbs & El Michels Affair
    Masséna - 8:00 pm
  • Lamomali
    Masséna - 9:30 pm
  • Mustard
    Masséna - 11:30pm
  • Stochelo & Mozes Rosenberg "The songs of Charlie Chaplin... and more!"
    Théâtre de Verdure - 7:15pm
  • Edouard Pennes presents "Bird Lives!" with Giacomo Smith
    Théâtre de Verdure - 8:30pm
  • "Oscar Peterson Celebration" with Sullivan Fortner, John Clayton & Jeff Hamilton
    Théâtre de Verdure - 9:45pm
  • Jalen Ngonda
    Théâtre de Verdure - 23h00

Saturday, July 26, 2025

  • GoldLink
    Masséna - 8:00 pm
  • Masego
    Masséna - 9:15pm
  • Jorja Smith
    Masséna - 11:00 pm
  • Tyreek Mcdole
    Théâtre de Verdure - 7:15pm
  • Nubya Garcia
    Théâtre de Verdure - 8:30pm
  • Christian McBride, Benny Green & Gregory Hutchinson Remembering Ray Brown Trio
    Théâtre de Verdure - 9:45pm
  • The Cookers
    Théâtre de Verdure - 23h00

Sunday, July 27, 2025

  • MRCY
    Masséna - 8:00 pm
  • Feu! Chatterton
    Masséna - 9:15pm
  • Santa
    Masséna - 11:00 pm
  • Monsieur Mālā
    Théâtre de Verdure - 7:15pm
  • Ekep Nkwelle
    Théâtre de Verdure - 8:30pm
  • Avishai Cohen Quintet
    Théâtre de Verdure - 9:45pm
  • Jazz Celebration feat. China Moses, Hugh Coltman, Pablo Campos, Robin Mckelle, Jowee Omicil...
    Théâtre de Verdure - 23h00

Practical information

Nice Jazz Fest 2025Place Massena
Théâtre de verdure
See streetcar, bus, bike, parking access, etc

Booking strongly recommended

Official website

Exhibition Sanyu, the line at work

The exhibition Sanyu, la ligne à l'œuvre is presented at the Musée départemental des arts asiatiques in Nice, from February 15 to June 15, 2025. A (re)discovery of a major contemporary artist.

Exposition Sanyu, la ligne à l'œuvre à Nice

Exhibition Sanyu, la ligne à l'oeuvre = the line at work

The Musée départemental des Arts asiatiques offers a comprehensive overview of the work of Chinese artist Sanyu.
A hundred of his drawings and paintings are on show, alongside works by Picasso, Foujita and Matisse, who follow the same pictorial approach. Visitors thus enter the heart of the fermenting world of modern art.

The museum also offers a number of guided tours of the exhibition. See the official website at the bottom of the page, Practical information.

Sanyu

Sanyu (Zhang Yu or Chang Yu, 1895-1966) is the most French of contemporary Chinese artists. Indeed, he lived in Paris, notably in Montparnasse, where he was in contact with artists such as Matisse. And, apart from a few trips, he never left the Paris region.
He studied art, initially in China. But Sanyu needed creative freedom. He admired Foujita, Picasso and Matisse.
At the same time, he moved on from drawing to engraving and painting. His inspiration came from the female nude, which he treated almost as calligraphy. His landscapes become wild and mysterious.
The artist does not confine himself to representing reality, but seeks out, innovates and reinvents the real. He is not interested in depth or volume.
Sanyu is one of the great masters of traditional Chinese art, which he helped to evolve, unless he is a great master of Western art, to which he brought his modernist vision.
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Practical information

Musée des arts asiatiques
405, promenade des Anglais
06200 NICE

Access
Tram line 2, Parc Phoenix stop
Buses 620, 621 Parc Phoenix stop
12+ La Vallière/Promenade stop

Every day except Tuesday.
From September 1 to June 30, 10am to 5pm
and from July 1 to August 31, 10am to 6pm

Official website

210th anniversary of Napoleon’s landing at Golfe-Juan

The 210th anniversary of Napoleon's landing at Golfe-Juan is marked by major events. It takes place on March 1, 2025.

Program of the 210th anniversary of Napoleon's landing at Golfe-Juan

210e anniversaire du débarquement de Napoléon à Golfe-Juan
Saturday, March 1, 2025

  • At 10:30 am, re-enactment of Napoleon's landing at Golfe-Juan, Plage du Soleil, with skiffs, pointus and sailboats. Troops review, followed by a parade of 350 Napoleonic soldiers in period uniforms, around 11 a.m.
  • At 3pm, re-enactment of the Battle of Ulm (1805).
  • At 6pm, "Le Soleil d'Austerlitz" show.

Sunday, March 2, 2025

  • At 10:30 am, re-enactment of the famous battle of Austerlitz.

All weekend

Animations at the imperial village on the Old Port, Avenue des Frères Roustan.

  • Conferences (french language)
    12:00: Conference by Gaston Leroux-Lenci, historian, general secretary of the Souvenir napoléonien, "Pauvre Docteur Guillotin!"
    2:00 pm: Lecture by Jean Fontanelli, "Golfe-Juan, le 1er mars 1815".
    5:00 pm: Lecture by Eric Teyssier, University professor and writer,
    "Napoleon and the 100 days".
  • Tour of the bivouac, with historical tents and Napoleonic soldiers.
  • Exhibitions, piano concerts "Napoléon, mécène des Arts" by Julien Belmonte, 19th-century imperial dances, period weapons, etc.

Practical information

Imperial Village

Saturday, March 1, 2025 from 10:00 am to 6:30 pm
Sunday, March 2, 2025 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Official website

Unmissable Nice

Unmissable Nice, these are nice-riviera.com pages for those with limited time and looking to see the essentials. Of course, these Nice must-sees can vary according to individual tastes and expectations. Here we present the essentials. But we recommend you also visit our What else to do pages.

Visiting unmissable Nice

The selection we present here includes 10 must-see sites. They are the travel goal of the vast majority of visitors. And we understand why. So why shouldn't you?

Visit with knowledge

Photos from the Nice Carnival 2025

Here are a few photos from the Nice Carnival 2025, as the floats join the parade route.

On the theme of the King of the Oceans, in conjunction with the upcoming United Nations Conference on the Oceans to be held in Nice, the carnival takes a sometimes acerbic look at our world and our oceans.

photos du carnaval de Nice 2025

Nice carnival 2025 photos

We observe the quality of these floats, their creativity, their ingenuity and, for some, their involvement in current life.

Photos of the flower battle floats

The friendly flower battle allows the public to catch flowers thrown by carnival-goers on the fly. Please note: in our photos, this is not the flower battle itself, but the floats on their way to their carnival route.

See also
Nice Carnival 2025 program
Official Carnival website

Mont Alban fort

Mont Alban fort is located between Villefranche-sur-Mer and Nice. It dominates the entire coast, from the Italian Riviera to the Esterel, from a height of 220 meters.

The Mont Alban fort

Despite the conflicts of the past and the fires, it is currently preserved in very good condition and can be visited (see bottom of page).
It is a magnificent example of the heavy, austere and powerful defensive constructions of the 16th century. The fort forms a quadrilateral measuring 40m by 46m, with its high blind walls, sentry boxes, drawbridge, etc.
It offers an exceptional panorama over the bay of Villefranche and the Baie des Anges. But that's not all.
To the east, you can see Bordighera (Italian Riviera), Cap d'Ail and Saint Jean Cap Ferrat. And to the west: the Baie des Anges and Nice, the Antibes peninsula and the Esterel massif.

Why a fort here?

Nice has always been coveted because it was a passageway south of the Alps. There were many wars there. Also, after the Treaty of Cagnes in 1544 (recording the military defeat of the King of France against the Duke of Savoy), the Piedmontese authorities, i.e. the Dukes of Savoy, considered building a new fort. It was located between the Château de Nice and the Citadelle de Villefranche. The work lasted from 1557 to 1560. Dominating the entire coast, it was very massive and could accommodate around forty men. Depending on the wars, it was successively French or Piedmontese.

On Mont Boron or Mont Alban?

Some people think that the Mont Alban fort is on Mont Boron, as there is no such thing as Mont Alban. Contrary to what you might read here and there, Mont Alban does exist. It is a small mountain reaching a height of 302 meters, to the north of Mont Boron, which reaches a height of 191 meters. Mont Alban is sometimes included in Mont Boron because they are two very similar hills very close to each other. But geographers clearly distinguish the two entities, Mont Alban and Mont Boron.

Practical information

Mont Alban fort
Chemin du fort de Mont-Alban
06000 Nice

Opening hours
From July 1 to September 30
Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Closed on August 15.

Bus 33, Chemin du Fort stop

Jules Cheret Fine Arts Museum

The Jules Cheret Fine Arts Museum in Nice is a superb two-level space featuring works by major artists. Exhibitions are held on a regular basis.

Jules Cheret Fine Arts Museum Nice
Luncheon on the Grass by Jules Cheret (1904)

The works in the Jules Cheret Fine Arts Museum

The museum mainly exhibits works from the 16th to the 20th centuries, with a few dating back to the 12th century.
There is therefore an illustration of the history of art to be discovered.
Among the major artists, in addition to those presented during temporary exhibitions, we note:

  • Louis Brea (1450-c. 1525)
  • Angelo di Cosimo, known as Bronzino (1503-1572)
  • Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625)
  • Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806)
  • Gustave Courbet (1819-1877)
  • Jean-Baptiste Carpaux (1827-1875)
  • Jules Chéret (1836-1932)
  • Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947)
  • Raoul Dufy (1877-1953)

Practical information

Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Cheret à NiceMusée des Beaux-Arts
33, av des Baumettes

Access
- Tram, line 2, stop Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
- Bus 38, stop Musée Chéret

Hours
May 2 to October 31, 10am to 6pm
November 1 to April 30, 11am to 6pm
Closed Mondays, January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1, December 25

Official website

Nice Cimiez archaeological museum

The Nice Cimiez archaeological museum is located on the site of the ancient Roman city of Cemenelum. The museum consists of two parts: a covered museum displaying its collections, and an outdoor area where Roman remains are still visible.

The archaeological museum

The archaeological museum exhibits many of the objects found in the Roman ruins of the ancient city of Cemenelum, now Nice's Cimiez district.
Some of the objects come from excavations in the region.
But what makes this archaeological museum attractive is not just the sobjets. In fact, some of them are put into situation, so that you can see the authentic object and its use. There are also models of buildings, to help visitors understand the remains on the outside.
This is a living museum of Nice's origins.

The Nice Cimiez outdoor archaeological site

In the outer enclosure, numerous building foundations have been discovered, mainly public baths and a few dwellings with shops.
The northern baths are in sufficient condition to recognize the various parts of the Roman baths:

  • Cloakroom,
  • warm bath (caldarium),
  • warm bath (tepidarium),
  • cold bath (frigidarium).

Interesting too, towards the western baths, the foundations of the church and its outer baptistery. This was a small pool dug into the ground, with steps to access it. At the time, the baptism ceremony required the baptized person to be fully immersed.
The presence of the first Christians is estimated as early as the 3rd century, including the man who would become Saint Pons.

A building plan of the entire outdoor site is on display on site, along with directions.

Practical information

Nice Cimiez archaeological museum

Musée archéologique de Nice Cimiez
160, avenue des Arènes de Cimiez
06000 NICE

Museum open daily except Tuesday
From November 1 to April 30, 10am to 5pm
From May 2 to October 31, 10am to 6pm
Closed January 1, Easter Sunday, May 1, December 25

Access
Bus : Lines 5, 18 and 33 (Stop Arènes / Musée Matisse)

Official website
including the virtual tour of the site

Mount Bastide hike

Mount Bastide hike is easy. The mont is a small limestone mountain, culminating at 570m. It lies just a stone's throw from Eze village, from which it offers splendid views, and overlooks Eze Bord-de-mer.

Hiking to Mount Bastide in Eze village

Mount Bastide hike

The trail is 290m from the village entrance at Place Charles de Gaulle. The start is just after the Moyenne Corniche viaduct, on the M6007 road, before the tunnel.
A wooden sign announces the start of the David trail.
The return journey takes the same route.
The walker crosses a shady undergrowth to the east of Mont Bastide for most of the way, then the path opens out to the south, onto a dry, sunny garrigue environment.
Some passages are through rocks and require the use of hands, but are not particularly difficult. We point this out because you'll need to watch out for young children and help them, if necessary.

The panoramas

The walk offers breathtaking views of the village of Eze and the sea. In the distance, you can see the Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat peninsula, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, etc.

The limestone environment and water

Limestone rocks have the particularity of not retaining rainwater, which quickly seeps into the ground through numerous cracks. The water resurfaces at the bottom of the cliff, feeding rivers and fountains.
A special feature, however:
From Mont Bastide, you can overlook the bay of Eze Bord-de-mer. And, if the weather's right, i.e. after a few rainy days, you can easily make out freshwater resurgences from the sea bed just in front of the beach. Freshwater and seawater don't mix easily, so these springs are like escaping "fumes", or rather, underwater torrents. The phenomenon is natural, but still astonishing.

Mediterranean flora

On the southern slope, the one exposed to the sun, among the limestone rocks, a typically Mediterranean flora thrives:

  • thym,
  • rosemary,
  • lavender,
  • cistus,
  • pistachio,
  • etc.

Oppidum of Castellar

oppidum du Castellar, mont Bastide à Eze At the summit and also a little further on, the ruins of a very ancient Celto-Ligurian oppidum can be made out. An oppidum is a fortified village. The defensive value of its location at such a height is obvious.
It dates back to the Iron Age, between the 3rd century B.C. and 50 B.C. But virtually nothing remains of this protohistoric oppidum. Today's ruins date back to Roman times, around the year zero of our era.
It consisted of terraced houses, protected by a triple enclosure.

Practical information about Mount Bastide hike

    • The David trailhead is on the M6007 road, just after the Moyenne corniche viaduct and before the tunnel, 290m from the entrance to the old village.
    • Walking shoes recommended.
    • Avoid the trail in rainy weather, as the ground can be slippery.
    • Duration of ascent: between 40 and 50mn.

Exotic garden of Eze

The exotic garden of Eze is one of those extraordinary gardens that are worth the detour alone. It's an exotic, Mediterranean and Zen garden. How so?

exotic garden of Eze

The exotic garden of Eze

The exotic garden is located in the commune of Eze village, i.e. high up on the cliffside. Beware, the exotic garden is on a steep incline, with the different levels connected by staircases. This is important for those with walking difficulties. But it's no problem for everyone else.

Some specimens are remarkable. Remarkable for the rarity of their variety or also remarkable for their size. Each plant has a label with QR code to find out more.
It can be visited all year round. It's obviously more in bloom in spring and summer, but also much busier.

The garden is adorned with statues by artist Jean-Philippe Richard.

The 3 themes of the exotic garden

The garden consists of 3 parts:

  • On the southern slope:
    This slope stays sunny all day: succulents, cacti and other varieties of rather desert climate. This is where you reach the ruins of the castle, Eze's highest point.
  • On the eastern slope:
    Mediterranean flora, so partly local and some plants from wetter environments than those on the southern slope.
  • On the West side:
    On the West side: a Zen garden has been laid out, not that it has become a Japanese garden, but everything is designed for a beneficial stopover, facing the Mediterranean. Deckchairs, misters, waterfall, etc.

Practical information

Access

The exotic garden is accessed via the old village. So you have to climb up to the village and there are several signs directing you to the garden. It's very easy to find.

Visit time

Depending on individual interest, if you visit all 3 spaces at your own pace, taking time to appreciate the panoramas, you'll need well over 2 hours at least. For a more partial view, allow at least 1h.

Schedules

Every day
Winter: January, February, March, November, December, 9:00 am to 4:30 pm
Spring and autumn: April, May, June and October, 9:00 am to 6:30 pm
Summer: July, August, September, 9:00 am to 7:30 pm

Tickets

Tickets are sold at the entrance or from street vending machines. It goes without saying that if you have a ticket purchased from these machines, you enter directly towards the gantries, in line-cutting.

Official websitel

Visit Eze

Visit Eze, but which hamlet? It's a commune spread over 2 or 3 hamlets. In fact, we distinguish between Eze plage (or Bord-de-mer or sur-mer), i.e. by the sea, modern Eze and Eze village, the most attractive for visitors.

Eze village perché de la Côte d'Azur

Eze village

The old village of Eze is only 600m from the sea, but at an altitude of 429m.
The hamlet is perched on a promontory, which makes it a very pleasant, even enchanting village.
You have to wander through the narrow streets. The village is small and you can't get lost. You'll discover solid stone buildings, passageways under houses, staircases, numerous boutiques, artists' studios and panoramic views of the Mediterranean and the steep coast.
And don't forget

What to see in Eze

The church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption

This church dates from the 2nd half of the 18th century. It replaced an old church in ruins, based on plans by architect Antonio Spinelli (the same man who laid out the place Garibaldi in Nice).
The Baroque interior features a single nave but numerous chapels.

Walk through the village of Eze

    • The 14th-century double fortified gate with parapet walk

    • La place du Planet, featuring the village's only fountain

    • The ruins of the medieval château, destroyed in 1706

    • Chapelle de la Sainte-Croix, known as the Pénitents blancs
      It dates back to the 14th century. During the great plague epidemics, laymen in white robes and hoods cared for the sick, as a form of penance.

    • Old houses of note
      House known as Château de Aiguetta
      Château Lou Seuil or Château Balsan
      House known as Château Eza
      La Chèvre d'Or

    • La parfumerie Fragonard The perfume manufacturing plant can be visited. It's a modern complex that produces perfumes as well as many of the brand's cosmetics. For information, the mother factory and the Fragonard perfume museum are located in Grasse.

    • The cemetery
      Finally, some will pay their respects at the understated tomb of comedian Francis Blanche (1921-1974). His epitaph reads: Laissez-moi dormir, j'étais fait pour ça.

    • Le fort de la Revère

    • Le Mont Bastide and the Castellar oppidum

The exotic garden of Eze

exotic garden in Eze villageThe exotic garden is one of the most attractive on the Côte d'Azur, both for the plants that grow there and for its panoramic views. We offer you a special page on this exotic garden of Eze.

Eze, an old village?

The site was irregularly frequented by late Neolithic man. The Romans were also present. The Castellar oppidum bears witness to this.
The first permanent inhabitants of the hamlet settled, on a permanent basis, around the 2nd century BC, the height providing them with relative security from looters and other warriors.

Practical information

Beware, the train station is located at the very bottom of Eze village. It's not the right choice for visiting the old village, except for hiking the Nietzsche trail (400m ascent).
Prefer the bus from Nice or Monaco.

Bus

From Nice, ligne d'Azur 82, direction Plateau de la justice, stop Eze village.

The Nietzsche Way

The Nietzsche path links Eze Bord-de-mer to the old village. This path is relatively steep. It takes about 1 hour to reach the old village, after a 400m climb.
Beware, there is no shade on the path. The climb is likely to be strenuous on a hot summer's day. Prefer to set off early, with hat and water bottle. Walking shoes recommended.

Eze Bord-de-mer

This bourd Bord-de-mer is also called Èze-sur-Mer and remains often referred to as Eze plage.
It's a small seaside hamlet at the foot of the cliffs of the old village. There's a train station and a few public services.
Life is quiet here, a little less so in summer when some yachtsmen drop anchor. Eze plage offers limited interest for visitors, compared with the old village.

2025 Lemon Festival in Menton

The 2025 Lemon Festival in Menton has a title : Journey(s) to the stars. It takes place from February 15 to March 2, 2025.

fête du citron 2025 à Menton
© Nicolas Sartore / Wikipedia

Photos courtesy of Ville de Menton

The 2025 Lemon Festival in Menton

As every year, this exceptional festival is a parade of floats, whose figures are entirely covered in citrus fruits.
The parades take place during the day, the Golden Fruit Corsos, and at night, the Nocturnal Corsos. These parades are enlivened by various musical groups, dancers and other street entertainment.

2025 Lemon Festival in MentonCorsos nocturnes

Thursdays, February 20 and 27, 2025.
The procession of illuminated floats starts at 9pm, Promenade du soleil, ending around 10:30pm with a pyrotechnic show.

Golden Fruit Corsos

Sundays, February 16, 23 and March 2, 2025.
Floats unfurl from 2:30pm, Promenade du soleil.

Please note: pets are not allowed along the corsos.

Other entertainment in the immediate vicinity

Craft market

On the same dates, a large craft market is held, Esplanade Francis Palmero. Free admission.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 6pm, Thursdays until 7pm.
Saturdays and Sundays, from 9am to 7pm, except Saturday, February 15, from 2pm to 7pm.

Exhibitions of citrus motifs

the Jardins Biovès play host to magnificent sculptures composed of citrus fruit. Characters and architectures are always stunning feats.
Every day, open house.

Orchid and winter garden show

The Palais de l'Europe, hosts a magnificent orchid exhibition.
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10am to 6pm, Thursdays until 7pm.
Saturdays and Sundays, from 9am to 7pm, except Saturday February 15, from 2pm to 7pm.

Practical information 2025 lemon festival in Menton

Access

Access by train, TER line. The station is close to the parade site. This is the preferred solution.
Access by car. Parking lots are available, but further from the festival than the SNCF station. Free shuttles are available to reach the Lemon Festival. See the official website.

Official 2025 website
Download the brochure

Grimaldi castle in Haut-de-Cagnes

© Tiia.Monto

The Grimaldi castle de Cagnes-sur-mer (14th century) dominates Haut-de-Cagnes. Formerly the property of the great and powerful Grimaldi family of Antibes, the medieval château became a museum in 1946. Or rather, it became a museum complex, housing the olive tree museum and Mediterranean Museum of Modern Art. It also hosts major art exhibitions.

Practical information

Place du Château
06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer
Open from 10am to 12pm then 2pm to 5pm, until 6pm from April to September inclusive
Except Tuesday, January 1st and December 25th.
Official website

Haut-de-Cagnes, ancient town of Cagnes-sur-mer

The Haut-de-Cagnes is the ancient town of Cagnes-sur-mer, perched on a promontory overlooked by the Château Grimaldi. Although on the seafront, the streets rise to an altitude of 91m.

 

Visiting Haut-de-Cagnes

Haut-de-Cagnes à Cagnes-sur-mer

This ancient village retains its narrow streets, ochre facades, vaulted passageways, pebble-paved areas and plants growing outside alongside the houses. In short, Haut-de-Cagnes is full of charm. The visitor is almost in a mountain village, due to the steepness of the streets, and in a Provencal village, due to the way of life.
So much so that many artists have spent long periods here. Among the most famous were Renoir, Soutine, Modigliani, Ziem, Klein and others. And today, many artists' studios are located here. It's fair to say that Haut-de-Cagnes has become a Montmartre of the Côte d'Azur.

 

Grimaldi castle

© Tiia.Monto

The Grimaldi castle de Cagnes-sur-mer (14th century) dominates Haut-de-Cagnes. Formerly the property of the great and powerful Grimaldi family of Antibes, the medieval château became a museum in 1946. Or rather, it became a museum complex, housing the Musée de l'Olivier and the Musée méditerranéen d'Art Moderne. It also hosts major art exhibitions.

Place du Château
06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer
Open 10am-12pm then 2pm-5pm, until 6pm from April to September inclusive
Except Tuesdays, January 1 and December 25.
Official website

The Notre Dame de protection chapel

It dates from the 14th century and features frescoes depicting the lives of Jesus and Mary.

The church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

The little church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul retains a number of frescoes, statues and, in particular, 18th-century paintings.
A special feature: the church is built on a sloping relief at the foot of the château. As a result, when entering from the upper street, the entrance is at first-floor gallery level. The church contains the tombs of the Grimaldis of Cagnes. There's also a fine collection of antique santons.

The town of Cagnes is accessible by car, bus and train. But be aware that Haut-de-Cagnes is about a 30-minute walk from the train station. Nothing insurmountable, but you'd better be aware of it if you're arriving with suitcases or backpacks. Ditto for the Renoir museum.

The museum of contemporary jewelry

This museum showcases fine collections of jewelry by international designers, dating back to the 1960s. It is complemented by temporary exhibitions, around artists or a theme.

Musée du bijou contemporain
Haut-de-Cagnes - place du Château
06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer

Hours
July and August: Wednesday to Monday, 2pm to 6pm, nocturne until 7pm on Fridays during "Jazz at the Château" evenings.
April, May, June and September: Wednesday to Sunday, 2pm to 6pm.
October to March: Wednesday to Sunday, 2pm to 5pm.
Closed Tuesdays and on 25/12 and 01/01.

Cleaning and linens

Cleaning and linens are specially designed to ensure maximum sanitation for our friends.

as possible organic cleaning and linens
  • Cleaning with organic products as much as possible.
  • We have our own maintenance team, ensuring better control.
  • Linen (sheets, towels) industrially cleaned and disinfected with each run.
  • Air conditioning cleaned twice a year, before winter and before summer.

Picasso museum Vallauris War and peace

War and Peace, Picasso Museum in Vallauris

The Picasso Museum in Vallauris, more precisely named the Chapelle Picasso, is located in the former chapel of the château. In fact, Pablo Picasso painted two opposing works here: war and its misfortunes on the one hand. Peace on the other, and the joys of life. In the center, the Four Parts of the World.

Picasso museum in Vallauris War and Peace

These works gave the museum its name: War and Peace. It is one of Picasso's major works.

Picasso's ceramics

Picasso's ceramics are exhibited in the main body of the building. The exhibition is adjoining. These collections of the artist's ceramics feature famous works, such as these sheep figures or the dove. A short, highly instructive film presents Picasso's involvement with the town of Vallauris, where he attracted many artists.

Note that on the Paul Isnard square stands L'Homme au mouton, a statue created by Picasso, which he donated to the town of Vallauris. It is one of the artist's very few outdoor statues.

This was a prosperous period for the town.

Practical information about the Musée Picasso Guerre et paix

  • Musée Picasso La Guerre et la paix
    Place de la Libération, 06220 Vallauris
  • Open daily, 10am to 12:15pm and 2pm to 5pm from September 16 to June 30. In summer, closed 10am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 6pm.
    Except Tuesday, January 1, May 1, November 1, November 11 and December 25.
  • Official website

Fernand Léger National Museum

Fernand Léger national museum in Biot

The Fernand Léger National Museum is based in Biot, in the Mas Saint André that the artist bought shortly before his death. A vast museum has been built there, with the artist's immense mosaic on the façade. The museum traces Fernand Léger's wide-ranging oeuvre.

The Musée Fernand Léger holds some 300 works by the major artist to understand the evolution of his art in the intellectual ferment of the early 20th century and in constantly evolving artistic visions.

Fernand léger

Fernand Léger (1881-1955) was a famous painter, greatly influenced by Cubism, Picasso and Braque, in particular. He frequented Apollinaire, Cendrars, Modigliani, Delaunay, Chagall, Soutine and others.

Fernand Léger wants art accessible to all. He evolves from Impressionism to Cubism, then He establishes the theory of contrasting shapes and colors. His works tackle themes rooted in everyone's reality: builders, the circus, leisure, the American period, etc. They were very modern and have remained so, thanks to a personal style, always in search.

We know his paintings, of course. But he was also a ceramist and sculptor. He also created tapestries, stained glass windows, mosaics, etc.
His works can be found in Italy, the Netherlands, Venezuela, the USA, Australia, in short all over the world. It's fair to say that he has left his mark on generations of artists.

Practical information about the Musée Fernand Léger

  • Musée national Fernand Léger
    255 Chemin du Val de Pôme
    06410 Biot
  • Open daily 10am to 5pm, 6pm April to October
    Except Tuesday, January 1, May 1 and December 25
  • Official website

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Visit Nice

Nice is a very large city of 430,000 inhabitants. The city is squeezed between the Mediterranean Sea, the hills and the Var river. It was once developed in its southern part. The northern part is more recent, therefore sometimes less attractive on a tourist level. But be careful: the South is not only the coastline. You can deviate from the coast to visit the areas of the Matisse museum or the Cimiez monastery for example.
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Raoul Dufy exhibition in Nice

Raoul Dufy, le miracle de l'imagination is an exhibition taking place at the Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Cheret in Nice. From December 13, 2024 to September 28, 2025.

The Raoul Dufy exhibition, the miracle of the imagination

Venice imagined, by Raoul Dufy
Venice imagined, by Raoul Dufy

"This exhibition dedicated to Raoul Dufy presents a vast selection of works, from the beginnings of his career as he followed the path opened by Cézanne, to the mature paintings with their inimitable style. It also highlights his work in engraving, textiles and ceramics. An immersion into the world of an artist who resolutely celebrates the miracle of imagination."
Several rooms present paintings from Raoul Dufy's different artistic periods, but also the diversity of his talent: some engravings, weavings, ceramics. In short, the exhibition offers a fine overview of Dufy's works and his evolution.

By kind permission of the Musée des Beaux-Arts Jules Cheret de Nice.
Click on photos to enlarge.

Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) was trained in Normandy, where he painted extensively, then in Paris. He was influenced by the Fauvism and Matisse of this period, but was impressed by Paul Cézanne, and then the beginnings of Cubism.
In 1911, he married Eugénie-Émilienne Brisson from Nice (to whom the Musée Jules Cheret owes many of its works by Dufy).
It is safe to say that it was from 1919, during his stay in Vence, that he found his style of free drawing and joyful colors.


Color becomes the primary vehicle for his paintings. He paints the largest picture of its time, the Electricity Fairy, for the 1937 Exposition Universelle in Paris (now on view at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris). Dufy illustrated numerous books (André Gide's Les Nourritures terrestres in 1949, then Colette's L'Herbier in 1950).
He was honored and recognized in artistic circles (Légion d'honneur, prize for painting at the Venice Biennale). He died in 1953 in Forcalquier. His body was later transported, in 1956, to the Cimiez cemetery in Nice.

Practical information

Musée Des Beaux-Arts Jules Cheret
33, avenue des Baumettes - Nice

Exhibition Raoul Dufy
From December 13, 2024 to September 28, 2025

Open every day except Monday
from 11am to 6pm

Access

  • Tram line 2, stop Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen
    Grace the stairs and reach the building overlooking.
  • Bus 38: Musée Chéret stop

Official website

Museum of Illusion

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  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

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  • /wp:list-item -->
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  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
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  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

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  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

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  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

  • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
  • /wp:list-item -->
  • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
  • And so on.
  • The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    The Museum of Illusion is set up in Nice to offer children and adults alike a unique experience of illusion.

    musée de l'illusion à Nice

    Musée de l'illusion

    This museum offers a journey to turn your head upside down. Indeed, many showcases or installations are designed to disorientate your senses, jostle your intelligence and astonish your experience of your surroundings. You won't believe your eyes. You're not in the real world anymore. And yet you are!

     

    A few of a multitude of experiences to enjoy

    • For example, 2 people of similar size in a small room will appear very different sizes.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • Or, further down the line, a long, straight umbrella will never cross a curved slot. If?how is that possible?
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And those yellow pencils under red pencils where you can't really tell which color is superimposed on the other.
    • /wp:list-item -->
    • And that 3D frog that disappears when you want to grab it. You can see it, but it doesn't exist. /wp:list-item -->
    • And so on.

    The mind and senses are deceived by a multitude of physics phenomena.
    Bref, a visit to the Museum of Illusion is one long moment of relaxation, pleasant surprises and exchanges.

    Practical information

    Musée de l'illusion
    5 rue Massena (2 steps from Place Massena)

    Ages 7 and up, including adults.

    Hours
    Monday to Thursday, 10am to 6pm.
    Friday to Sunday, holidays and school vacations, 9am to 8pm.
    Reservations recommended during school vacations and holidays

    Official website

    Nice Carnival 2025

    The Nice Carnival runs from Wednesday, February 12 to March 2. As every year, it takes place on Place Massena and all around Jardin Albert 1eer, via the Promenade des Anglais.
    The theme of the carnival is: King of the Oceans, to echo the World Ocean Conference, June 9-13, 2025.

    Carnaval de Nice 2025, programme du carnaval de Nice et informations pratiques

    Nice Carnival 2025 program

    • Wednesday, February 12: big hullabaloo, at the Maison du carnaval, Rue Docteur Pierre Richelmi for the first float outing. Free event.
    • Friday, February 14: the Veglione Ball, at the Opéra de Nice.
    • Saturday, February 15: the Carvalinana, place Masséna from 11am. First illuminated corso at 8:30 p.m., along the entire carnival route.
      EVERY FOLLOWING EVENT RUNS ALONG THE CARNIVAL ROUTE.
    • Wednesday, February 19: Battle of the Flowers at 2:30 pm.
    • Saturday, February 22: battle of the flowers at 2:30pm. Corso illuminé at 8:30 p.m.
    • Sunday, February 23: daytime carnival parade at 2:30 pm.
    • Tuesday, February 25: illuminated parade at 8:30 p.m.
    • Wednesday, February 26: battle of the flowers at 2:30 pm.
    • Saturday, March 1: battle of the flowers at 2:30pm. Corso illuminé at 8:30 p.m.

    The carnival village

    The Carnival Village opens Promenade du Paillon, beyond the water mirror. It consists of carnival-themed stalls and a few food stalls. Young and old alike can enjoy a variety of entertainment: face painting, street shows, etc.

    How to see Nice Carnival

    Nice carnival grandstands

    Four grandstands are erected on the Place Massena, as well as two others on the Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Albert 1er garden. These grandstands offer the advantage of a perfect view of the Nice Carnival. And what's more, visitors are seated.

    Walking and standing access

    Spectators can also walk along the carnival route, but remain standing. The view of the floats may be closer than from the grandstand.

    Practical information

    Given its popular success and mandatory security measures, the entire Nice Carnival is ticketed (except for the grand charivari on Wednesday, February 12, 2025).

    Billeteries

    Free entry for anyone in full costume, from head to toe. Please note that a mask or a few scattered items of clothing are not enough to get you in free of charge.
    Also, only the person in disguise gets in free of charge, not any accompanying persons.

    • Rates
    • Free admission
      Free admission for anyone fully disguised from head to toe. Please note that just a mask or a few scattered items of clothing are not enough to get you in free.
      Furthermore, only the disguised person gets in free, and not any accompanying persons.
    • The main ticket office is set up in front of the miroir d'eau, in Place Massena.
      Open from February 6, every day, 10am-6pm (except Sunday 9)?
    • A second ticket office is located at 5 Promenade des Anglais, opposite the Tourist Office, on the seafront.
    • Online ticketing

    Official carnival website

    Numerera // Natura photo exhibition

    The Numera // Natura photo exhibition is by photographer Benoît Barbagli Vautier. It is presented at the Gallerie du musée Charles Nègre de la photographie, from November 23, 2024 to April 6, 2025.

    Numerera // Natura photo exhibition

    The Numera // Natura photo exhibition features 25 works by Benoît Barbagli Vautier, including 20 large-format photographs. Essentially, young people frolicking in the water.
    The exhibition title Numera // Natura reveals the inspiration for the works: digital and nature.
    In fact, in addition to the starting photograph, the artist brings AI (Artificial Intelligence) into play. Some of the works are purely artificial, rivalling those created by human will and creativity.
    These are works to be admired for their freshness and originality. And let's not hesitate to discover the little details that add interest to the works.
    The boundary between the intended and the virtual is tenuous. The two worlds respond to each other, uncovering a complex reality that eludes us, a sensitive and artificial truth that the digital rewrites.

    The Numera // Natura photo exhibition and Greater B-NOÎD

    In this exhibition, test yourself with AI. You can create your own graphic work and accompanying text, on the subject that interests you. It's up to you.
    The AI porgramme here is called the Great B-NOÎD.

    Benoît Barbagli

    photo exhibition Numera // Natura in Nice

    Benoît Barbagli (1988-) is the grandson of Ben and Annie Vautier. He trained as an artist at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Nice. His artistic practice is multidisciplinary, combining photography, performance, sculpture and installations. Added to this is his use of digital technology.
    He questions the relationship between humans and nature, particularly water, the original element where social and gender distinctions are erased.
    He exhibits in a number of prestigious galleries, including the Galerie Eva Vautier in Nice.

    Practical information

    Musée de la Photographie Charles Nègre
    1 place Pierre Gautier, 06300 Nice

    Numerera // Natura photo exhibition
    from November 23, 2024 to April 6, 2025
    Every day from 10am to 6pm, suaf on Mondays.

    Official website of the Charles Nègre Museum of Photography
    Official website of the artist

    Christmas 2024 on the Côte d’Azur and in Nice

    Christmas 2024 on the Côte d'Azur and in Nice in particular is an exceptional period. Exceptional for the weather, which is often so mild that many events take place outdoors. Exceptional, too, for the diversity and originality of what's on offer. Let's take a closer look.
    Several updates to this page are planned as information becomes available.

    Noël 2024 sur la Côte d'Azur et à Nice

    Christmas 2024 on the Côte d'Azur and in Nice in particular

    Nice residents and visitors alike look forward to the festive season. But which towns on the Côte d'Azur have Christmas markets? Which streets are the most illuminated? What to do with a child, and where?
    Here's some useful information about the festive season in towns on the Côte d'Azur.

    Christmas 2024 in Antibes

    November 30 to January 5, 2025
    Rides, Ferris wheel, carousel and various chalets, mostly gourmet.
    Practical information
    Esplanade du Pré des Pêcheurs
    November 30 to December 20: 11am to 8:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays 11am to 9:30pm.
    December 21 to January 5: 11am to 9:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays 11am to 10:30pm.
    See our other pages on Antibes.

    Christmas 2024 in Biot

    Christmas market from December 20 to 30, 2024
    Illuminations, parades, gourmet entertainment, Christmas chalets. Also on the program: a magical trail of Christmas façades, Place de Gaulle transformed into a gourmet square, and a competition to find the most beautiful Christmas sweater.
    Practical information
    Open 11am to 7:30pm (Tuesday December 24, 11am to 4pm), closed December 25.
    Giant urban Advent calendar.
    The children of Biot have come up with a calendar. The giant squares open one by one, starting 20 days before Christmas.
    See our other pages on Biot.

    Christmas in Cagnes-sur-mer

    December 14 to 24, 2024
    Rides and entertainment, Place de Gaulle.
    Original! Traditional Nordic market
    Villa Ingeborg on November 22 and 23.
    See our other pages on Cagnes-sur-mer.

    Christmas in Cannes

    Christmas Market
    From November 30 to January 5, 2025
    Street entertainment, some sixty designer and artisan chalets, fun and varied workshops for children with Christmas tales and meetings with Santa Claus, competition for the most beautiful chalet and ice rink.

    Practical information
    cours Félix Faure
    From 11am to 9pm, Fridays and Saturdays until 10pm.
    The Cannes ice rink
    350m2 ice rink.
    Free admission from 10am to 1pm for children aged 4 to 10. From 1pm, €3 admission for all.
    See our other pages on Cannes.

    Christmas market in Menton

    From December 7, 2024 to January 5, 2025
    Wonderful Christmas of the 4 seasons: this will be the theme of the 35 gourmet and craft chalets, merry-go-rounds, entertainment and fir forest.
    Practical information
    Mail du Bastion.
    Sunday to Thursday: 10am - 7pm, Friday and Saturday: 10am - 10pm.

    Also an ice rink.

    Original! Christmas car show, December 14, 18 and 21 at 4pm, in front of the Palais de l'Europe.

    Original! Jazz concerts on December 13, 20 and 27, and on January 3, from 6 to 9 p.m., in the open air, on the Palmero esplanade.

    See our other pages on Menton.

    Monaco

    From December 6 to January 5, 2025
    Christmas village, designed around the theme "Gingerbread and delicacies".
    21 food stalls, 24 decoration and craft chalets, Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, carousel, toboggan sled, Santa's sleighs, children's workshops and special evening for December 31 Eve from 9pm, with fireworks at midnight.
    Practical information
    Port Hercule
    From 11am to 10:30pm, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am to 11pm. Special days on 24/12 from 11am to 7:30pm and on Sunday 31 December from 9pm to 2am.

    Christmas 2024 in Nice

    From November 28, 2024 to January 1, 2025

    Nice Christmas Village

    Nice Christmas village in four areas: the Chemin de Caléna with artisans and shopkeepers displaying their food, craft and decorative products, the Coin des pichouï with games, handcrafted toys, picnic tables and entertainment, the Monde du père Noël with illuminated decor, Santa's house, face painting stand and book box and Place aux festins in the heart of the village with tasting of Christmas specialities.
    Practical information
    jardin Albert 1er,
    Mondays to Wednesdays from 12pm to 9pm, Thursdays and Fridays from 12pm to 11pm, Saturdays from 11am to 11pm, Sundays from 11am to 7pm, December 24 and 31 from 12pm to 7pm, December 25 and January 1 from 2pm to 9pm.

    Christmas parade in Nice

    On December 8, 2024, starting at 5 p.m., a grand Christmas parade will wind its way down Avenue Jean Médecin, featuring street entertainment, acrobats, music, shopping promos and more. The parade ends at 6:30 p.m. in the Place Massena.

    The crèches

    In addition to the cribs in the churches, note Lou Presèpi, the life-size crib, Place Rossetti, from December 19 to 29, 2024.

    Original! Giant Santa

    An 8-metre-high Santa Claus faces the Lenval children's hospital.

    Christmas scenes

    Beautifully decorated, Place Garibaldi.

    Illuminations

    The streets of Nice, including the famous Promenade des Anglais, will be illuminated. A fabulous prospect that never ceases to delight Nice residents and visitors alike. But the illuminations are not confined to the Promenade. Numerous streets and squares will also be illuminated, Old Nice as well as the other districts, from north to south, east to west.
    Don't miss the port district, avenue Jean Médecin, the Libération district (Gare du Sud), etc.

    See our other pages on Nice.

    Saint-Laurent-du-Var

    Raclette party
    December 21, 2024, 7pm to 10pm
    with DJ
    at Parc Layet

    Villefranche-sur-mer

    Torchlight procession
    December 22, 2024

    Nice, ma ville, mon quartier exhibition

    The Nice, ma ville, mon quartier exhibition is on show at the Villa Massena museum until March 2, 2025. It will be of interest to the people of Nice, city lovers, history buffs and the curious.

    Exhibition Nice, ma ville, mon quartier

    The exhibition is presented by major sectors: Rive du Paillon, Nice Historique, Haut de Nice, Cœur de Nice, Collines de Nice, and Nice Ouest. It covers various themes:

    • The arrival of the English in the 18th century.
    • Important events such as the International Exhibition and the arrival of electricity.
    • The development of infrastructure (train stations, hospitals, hotels, etc.).
    • Emblematic economic activities such as the cultivation of wine and carnations.

    The exhibition is an "intimate representation of the city". Intimate indeed, as the streets, buildings and activities evoked provide memories of journeys, visits, leisure activities, etc.
    This is therefore not a cold exhibition of Nice's neighborhoods, but an evocation of life in the city.
    And it's a great pleasure to find one's bearings on the huge aerial views of Nice, to be amazed at the ancient configuration of certain streets, etc.

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    Six territories and 38 neighborhoods

    Exposition Nice, ma ville, mon quartier

    The vast city of Nice has been gradually transformed. So, we return to the ancient city and its history, which has constantly transformed the city.
    Yes, the changes in Nice are not just current, they've always existed, the city has constantly adapted.
    Thanks to this exhibition Nice, ma ville, mon quartier, we can experience this slow evolution.
    In addition to illustrations, drawings, watercolors or old paintings of Nice neighborhoods, we'll note the names of famous artists in Nice (here in chronological order of birth):

    • Clément Roassal (1781-1850)
    • Joseph Fricero (1807-1870)
    • Hercule Trachel (1820-1872)
    • Emmanuel Costa (1833-1921)
    • Alexis Mossa (1844-1926)
    • Jean Giletta (1856-1933)
    • Etc

    Practical information

    Exhibition Nice, ma ville, mon quartier
    Musée de la Villa Massena
    65 rue de France / Promenade des Anglais

    From October 18 to March 2, 2025
    Open 11am to 6pm, except Tuesdays

    Gare du Sud in Nice

    The Gare du Sud, located in Nice's Libération district, is a former railway station that has been transformed into a gourmet, fun-filled market hall. Its forecourt is home to one of Nice's largest fruit, vegetable, meat and fish market.

    The Gare du Sud

    The Gare du Sud is home to a gourmet hall, i.e. numerous bars and restaurants. A large screen projects major soccer matches.
    The Raoul Mille municipal library (1500m²) welcomes readers (registered or not), for reading or multimedia activities, for children and adults. Free admission.
    The former railway station has been transformed from a utilitarian building into a popular leisure facility.
    An outdoor merry-go-round keeps the youngsters entertained.

    History of the Gare du Sud

    This old station (1892) had metric gauge rails, i.e. 1 m, as was the case in the past. It was used by the Chemin de fer de Provence (hence its name). Its pediment still bears the inscription: Chemin de fer du sud de la France.
    It boasts beautiful architecture.
    Around it, food and other shops have sprung up, as well as a large cinema.

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    Passenger reception and facade

    The very high central body overlooks two lower pavilions, which rise on the sides. The ashlar facades, enhanced with small ceramics, are slightly elevated, due to the relief of the land.

    Docks and tracks

    The inner part, covering the platforms and tracks, is a metal construction, an immense glass roof 23m wide, 87m long, 18m high.
    Originally, this hall was used for the Paris Universal Exhibition (1889). It was dismantled and rebuilt for this southern station in 1889.

    End of Gare du Sud

    The station was gradually abandoned by the mainline railroads, and eventually closed completely in 1991.
    In 2000, the commune became the owner and opened a media library, still in operation. The remainder of the glass roof was converted into a gourmet market. And more recently (2024), into board game and multimedia rooms.

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    Practical information

    Gare du Sud
    35 Avenue Malaussena, 06000 Nice

    Served by bus and tramway, line 1, Gare du Sud stop

    Open daily, 8am to 11pm.

    Other informations Wikipedia

    Vivian Maier Anthology in Nice exhibition

    The Vivian Maier Anthology in Nice exhibition runs from October 19, 2024 to March 16, 2025, at the Charles Nègre Museum of Photography.

    Vivian Maier Anthology exhibition

    The Musée Charles Nègre de la photographie presents 140 images by Vivian Maier. Super-8 and 16mm photographs and films bear witness to the artist's art, style and language.
    In fact, her films denote a new style, at the crossroads between photographs of everyday life and humanistic photographs that focus on the individual.
    The Vivian Maier Anthology exhibition features highly technical photographs that reveal the artist's personal view of her contemporaries, cities and nature.
    Everything is admired, from the geometry of architectural pieces, to colors, shapes. And above all, the portraits of ordinary people, reflecting a sensitive life.
    Beyond the unfamiliar faces, it's their whole lives that shine through.

    Vivian Maier

    Vivian Maier exposition au musée Charles Nègre de la photographie à Nice

    Vivian Maier (1926-2009) wasn't always a photographer. She began her working life as a governess. She became interested in photography simply as a curious amateur. She spent all her spare time photographing and filming, just for herself.
    But these photographs were noticed. Belatedly noticed, since it was in 2007 that Vivian Maier's 120,000 photos and videos were discovered.
    An immense photographic treasure trove, revealing the life of her time in an essentially modest environment. A highly sensitive work, one might say modest, but oh so interesting.

    Practical information

    From October 19, 2024 to March 16, 2025

    Musée Charles Nègre de la photographie
    1 Pl. Pierre Gautier, 06300 Nice
    Attenant au Marché aux fleurs du cours Saleya, dans le Vieux Nice
    10h-18h sauf le lundi

    Artist official web

    Lyrical concert Organ and Opera in Nice

    A lyrical concert Organ and Opera is proposed by Maria Krasnikova, accompanied on the organ by Stephane Eliot. It takes place on November 15, 2025 at 8:30 pm, in the Church of Saint François de Paule (opposite the Opéra de Nice).

    Lyrical concert organ and opera program

    On the program: Bellini, Delibes, Puccini and Verdi. Memorable arias, known to all and sung by the greatest voices: La Callas, Montserrat Caballé, Nathalie Dessay, Jessy Norman, etc. A top-class program. A program of the highest calibre.
    Come and listen and enjoy:

    • Casta diva, from Norma, by Bellini
    • Caro nome, from Rigoletto, by Verdi
    • Air des clochettes, from Lakmé, by Delibes
    • O mio babbino caro, from Gianni Schicchi, by Puccini.

    Lovers of opera, get out your diaries!

    Maria Krasnikova

    Maria Krasnikova, lyric singer, was behind the 12 L'oiseau bleu concerts, this summer in the Saint François de Paule church, opposite the Nice Opera. . She sings throughout France and has toured Europe. She continues her lyrical wonder, to our delight, with this promising new concert.

    Stéphane Eliot

    Maria Krasnikova sings, accompanied by Stephane Eliot, organist, medalist in international competitions, titular organist at Nice Cathedral, accompanist to the greatest artists.

    Practical information

    Online reservations

    Maeght Foundation

    The Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence was created in 1964, with modern architecture by Josep Lluís Sert. The first private art foundation, it focuses on all areas of modern and contemporary art.

    Fondation Maeght-Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    Maeght Foundation in Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    The Fondation Maeght presents works by Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Marc Chagall, Christo, Alberto Giacometti, Vassily Kandinsky, Fernand Léger, Joan Miró, Antoni Tàpiès, etc.
    The permanent collections include major works by the greatest artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. "Paintings, sculptures, drawings, graphic works, stained glass, installations and fountains" are partially on public display.
    Some sculptures are on display, right from the entrance into a vast park.

    Chapelle Saint Bernard

    The Saint Bernard chapel preserves a beautiful Christ from the XIIᵉ century as well as a Way of the Cross by Raoul Ubac.

    Giacometti courtyard in Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    The Giacometti Courtyard

    This courtyard is aptly named, since the artist himself installed here, among others, the two versions of Man Walking, Standing Woman and the various versions of Woman of Venice.

    This courtyard is therefore a Giacometti museum in itself.

    Miró labyrinth in Fondation Maeght Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    The Miró labyrinth

    This Miró labyrinth is a magnificent journey through some twenty sculptures and ceramics by Joan Miró (aided by the Artigas, father and son). Indeed, the route is enchanting, through the estate's pine trees and architectural circulation.

    Temporary exhibitions

    The Fondation Maeght regularly organizes temporary exhibitions, always of course of modern and contemporary art. They provide an opportunity to (re)discover remarkable artists whose works come from other international galleries and museums.

    Practical information about the Fondation Maeght

    Fondation Maeght
    623 Chemin des Gardettes
    06570 Saint-Paul de Vence

    Access via a small, steep path, a 12-15 minute walk. In July-August-September, a shuttle leaves from the Chapelle Matisse in Vence.
    Open daily, 10am-6pm and 7pm in July-August
    Official website

    See other interests in Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    Hinterland of Provence and Côte d’Azur

    The hinterland of Provence and Côte d'Azur is an area rich in history and art. Nature offers breathtaking scenery. In short, the Riviera hinterland is as attractive as the coastal towns.

    hinterland of Provence and Côte d'Azur

    What to see in the hinterland of Provence and Côte d'Azur

    We recommend you visit:

    But also small villages or a few towns that have retained a strong authenticity:

    • Coaraze
    • Entrevaux
    • Falicon
    • Fayence
    • Gassin
    • Gorbio
    • Gourdon
    • Mougins
    • Peillon
    • Sainte-Agnès
    • Touët-sur-Var
    • Tourrettes-Levens
    • Tourettes-sur-Loup
    • Vallée de la Roya : Breil-sur-Roya, Saorge, Sospel
    • Vésubie Valley: Lantosque, Saint-Martin-Vésubie

    Practical information

    The towns and villages of the hinterland are scattered over a vast area. And unfortunately (or fortunately?), not all towns and villages are easily accessible by public transport.

    The train

    Not all hinterland sites are well served by train. Grasse, for example, is very easy to reach. Be aware, however, that the station is just below the old town.
    And beware: some station names (Golfe Juan-Vallauris, Biot-Antibes Est, for example) give the impression that these towns are served. In reality, they're more than a 30-minute walk away from the station, via steep streets.

    Buses

    There are many bus routes serving the hinterland in all directions. As a result, we can't give details of all these routes here. However, you should be aware that most of the sites in the Alpes-Maritimes can be reached from the larger towns, such as Nice.
    Find out more from the Local tourist offices.

    Visit Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    Visit Saint-Paul-de-Vence because it is the world's most famous little village on the Côte d'Azur. Indeed, in this village perched on a promontory, two foundations and artists' studios welcome visitors all year round. And that's not all. Here we present the essentials of Saint-Paul-de-Vence.

    What to visit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    Everything is worth visiting in Saint-Paul-de-Vence: the old village, the Maeght foundation, the CAB foundation, the Folon chapel, the artists' studios, but also the old cobbles of the Grande rue, the oil mill, the keep, etc.

    Maeght Foundation

    Fondatin Maeght
    © David_Broad

    The Fondation Maeght was created in 1964 by Aimé and Marguerite Maeght, with modern architecture by Josep Lluís Sert.
    The first private art foundation, it focuses on all areas of modern and contemporary art.

    It exhibits the most famous artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
    See our page on the Maeght Foundation.

    CAB Foundation

    Fondation CAB Saint-Paul-de-Vence
    © CAB Saint-Paul-de-Vence

    The CAB Foundation (Contemporary Art Brussels) is a center for contemporary art, specializing in minimal and conceptual art from the 1960s onwards. This foundation is an extension of the parent foundation in Brussels.

    It maintains a permanent collection of works, but opens to the public mainly for its temporary exhibitions.
    Citing, among others, the artists: Carl André, stanley brouwn, Philippe Decrauzat, Dan Flavin, Ann Veronica Janssen, Donald Judd, John McCracken, Jean-Pierre Pincemin, Claude Rutault, Keith Sonnier, Fred Sandback.

    Practical information about the CAB Foundation

    • 5766, chemin des Trious
    • Open daily, depending on the exhibition, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm (to be verified according to current temporary exhibitions).
    • Official website

    La Chapelle Folon

    Folon chapelle
    © Aimelaime

    Jean-Michel Folon (1934-2005) was a Belgian artist, draughtsman (notably renowned for his illustrations and posters), painter, sculptor and more. He decorated the Chapelle Sainte-Croix or Chapelle des Pénitents blancs.
    The multidisciplinary artist created 8 canvases, 4 stained glass windows, 2 sculptures and a very large mosaic. All these works can still be seen today.
    With their soft hues, pastel tones and harmony of soft blue and orange-yellow, they give a great impression of tranquility. The very serene, fraternal motifs highlight the spirit of the place, when the White Penitents came to the aid of the poor.

    Practical information

    • Chapelle Folon
      Place de l'église
    • May 1 to September 30: 10am to 12:30pm then 2pm to 6pm.
      October 1 to April 30: 10:30am to 12:30pm then 2pm to 4pm.
      Closed January 1, November and December 25.
    • Official website

    Cemetery

    cimetery of Saint-Paul-de-Vence
    © Yair_Haklai - Tomb of Marc Chagall

    The small cemetery of Saint-Paul-de-Vence seems quite modest. However, it contains two tombs of remarkable celebrities:

    • Marc Chagall (1887-1985), who lived in Saint-Paul-de-Vence from 1966 until his death. His tomb is a simple slab on the ground, partially covered with stones, according to Jewish custom.
    • Aimé and Marguerite Maeght, creators of the Maeght Foundation, whose tomb is also partly covered with stones.

    Artists' studios

    The village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence is still home to artists' studios. Most are open to the public, and can be visited with the discretion and respect due to their location. You can visit them with the discretion and respect due to the place.
    In the streets, these studios are a bit like the mirror of the galleries that exhibit famous artists.
    When you visit, the art lover becomes like one of the characters in an immense tableau vivant.

    The old village

    Old town of Saint-Paul-de-Vence
    © Antonio Zugaldia

    The old stones of the village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence always enchant visitors. In fact, you won't know where to turn. Numerous panels provide historical and artistic information about the site. Better still: your phone will give you a multimedia complement of information, thanks to the NFC technology of most smartphones.
    The cobblestones of the Grande rue are regularly arranged to form the images on the ground. We never tire of taking photos of them, and sometimes hesitate to walk on them.

    Passing here and there through the alleyways, we discover a sort of bridge connecting two houses on either side of the street. These pontis were created to connect, not quite two houses, but several rooms in the same house, rooms located on either side of the street. Sort of private corridors spanning the street.

    old fortifications in Saint-Paul-de-Vence
    © rene_boulay

    The fortifications

    Situated on a rocky spur, the small village of Saint-Paul-de-Vence was once a stronghold, surrounded by ramparts.
    With its towers, ramparts with machicolations and loopholes, its old keep, a large part of the feudal fortifications were completed by Vauban's developments.

    All of these fortifications are worth a visit in themselves, through the town and along the outside of the ramparts.

    Saint-Paul-de-Vence practical information

    • Saint-Paul-de-Vence is not served by any bus. The village is accessible by car or bus.
      From Nice or Cagnes-sur-mer, line 655 (Cagne-sur-Mer-Vence by Saint Paul). Stop at St Paul Village.

    Visit Biot

    Visit Biot and discover a Provencal village, perched on a hill overlooking the sea. The traditional activities of the old village (pottery, agriculture) have declined to the benefit, on the one hand, of a Sofia Antipolis technology park and the development of the modern city, and on the other, of the blossoming of artists, such as Fernand Léger, Raymond Peynet, and the development of glassworks.

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    Visit the old village of Biot

    The old village of Biot is magnificent to stroll through. You'll need to take a stress-free stroll to discover and appreciate the old stones lining the little streets, the porches, the vegetation that gently invades the streets in places, the fresh arcades, the pebbled pavements, and so on. It's a whole medieval village to discover: Rue de la Calade (the descent), Place des Arcades, Rue de la vieille boucherie, Rue de la poissonnerie, Rue des Tines (the vats), Porte des Migraniers (the pomegranates, the fruit), etc.
    For the record, most of the streets in the old village are steep. So take your time. Lovers of old stones and beauty won't regret it.

    Musée Fernand Léger

    Fernand Léger National Museum in Biot

    The Fernand Léger National Museum is a magnificent space dedicated to the artist. We've developed a special page on this must-see museum, with all the relevant information, photos and video.

    Visit Biot's glassworks

    Since the middle of the 20th century, Biot has become the great capital of blown glass. You can watch glass being blown, demonstrating the skill of the master glassmakers. Biot glass is essentially bubbled, meaning that it uses the bubbles contained in the thickness of the glass as a decorative motif. This bubbled glass is not compulsory, but it is one of the distinguishing features of Biot glass.
    There are several art glassworks in Biot. Here is a list of the most important. Some have their own store in Biot village.

    • Pierini Glass Art Center
      9 chemin du Plan, route de la Mer
      Monday to Saturday 10am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 7pm (in winter until 6:30pm) and Sunday 2:30pm to 6:30pm (in winter by appointment)
    • Verrerie Val de Pôme
      Chemin du Val de Pôme
      Hours: in summer from 8am to 7pm Monday to Friday (in winter 6:30pm) and Saturday from 2pm to 7pm (in winter closed on Saturday)
    • Verrerie Farinelli
      465 route de la Mer
      10am to 12:30pm and 1pm to 7pm Monday to Saturday
    • Nicolas Laty
    • Léo Glass Dream
      399 chemin des Rouvres
      Jean-Paul Van Lith
      44 bis, impasse Saint-Sébastien

    Glass Ecomuseum in Biot

    This ecomusée du verre brings together a glassblowing workshop, training in the glass professions, the protection and safeguarding of knowledge and techniques, the conservation of works of art, etc.
    Verrerie de Biot - Chemin des Combes - 06410 Biot
    Guided tours or audioguides, on request.

    Biot history and ceramics museum

    This museum preserves the memory of Biot pottery, from ancient times. Indeed, Biot was once a major pottery center. The museum exhibits objects that are part of Biot's history: ornamental fountains, jars, costumes, crafts and photographs of life in days gone by.

    Practical information about the Musée d'Histoire et de Céramique de Biot

    • Musée d'Histoire et de Céramique de Biot
      9, rue Saint-Sébastien
      06410 Biot
    • July 1 to September 30, 10 am to 6 pm. Beyond, from 2pm to 6pm.
      Except Mondays and Tuesdays, January 1, May 1 and December 25.
    • Official website

    Visit Biot for its artists' studios

    Many artists open their studios to the public: painters, sculptors, draughtsmen, metalworkers, ceramists, jewelers, leatherworkers, photographers, etc. You can discover them in and around the old village. To find them, you can download a detailed brochure from the Biot Tourist Office.

    Parc départemental de la Brague

    A 480-hectare park is open to the public, featuring typical Mediterranean landscapes: pine forests, garrigues, oak groves, rockroses and myrtles. Strollers will also discover ancient remains: mills, quarries, etc.
    The Parc Départemental de la Brague is crossed by the Brague river and criss-crossed by numerous hiking trails.https://www.biot-tourisme.com/randonnees-bien-etre/
    These hiking trails, moreover, surround the town of Biot, well beyond the park.

    Practical information about Biot

    You can get to Biot by car or by bus.
    By car, there's one thing you must do: park around the old village. There are several parking lots within a 5-10 minute walk of the old town center.
    By train
    No train, the Biot-Antibes Est station is a long way away, and it takes between 45 minutes and 1 hour to walk to the old village. From the station, it's best to take bus line 10, Biot village stop.

    Plans and itineraries to download from the Tourist Office website
    Official website

    Visit Vallauris

    Visit Vallauris

    Visit Vallauris, a town famous for the presence of Picasso, who was himself drawn to the craft of ceramics.

    In Place Paul Isnard, you can admire a famous Picasso sculpture: L'Homme au mouton. This sculpture is so much a part of Vallauris life that the square is often named: Place de l'Homme au mouton.

    Old town of Vallauris

    The Old Town of Vallauris has an ancient center, between rue Haute, rue des Tours, rue Clément Bel and montée Saint-Anne. It's pleasant to stroll around in a soothing atmosphere, although this old center doesn't have the charm of Vieux Grasse or Haut-de-Cagnes or Saint-Paul-de-Vence.

    Grave of Jean Marais

    tombe de Jean Marais à Vallauris
    © Ederolland

    The actor Jean Marais (1913-1998) is indissociable from films such as La Belle et la bête, the Comte de Monte Cristo, the Bossu, and so on. But he was also a director, writer, painter, sculptor and potter. It was this very art that attracted him to Vallauris, where he trained and worked the clay, without however ceasing his other artistic activities.
    Not far from the Old Town, the old cemetery preserves the tomb of Jean Marais, adorned by a statue created by the artist, Jean Maris himself.

    Vieux Cimetière de Vallauris
    Allée du Souvenir Français
    06220 Vallauris Golfe-Juan

    Vallauris castle museum

    © François de Dijon

    The Château de Vallauris dates back to the 16th century. It was the priory of the Lérins monks, lords of Vallauris from the 11th to 18th centuries. It took on the appearance of a roofed Renaissance château, with two corner towers to the south.
    The chapel is Romanesque, dating from the 13th century. It was decorated by Picasso.

    Picasso Museum War and Peace

    The Picasso Museum in Vallauris is very important museum, with the Picasso chapel, more precisely known as the Chapelle Picasso or The War and Peace.

      Magnelli Museum and Ceramics Museum

      The Magnelli and Ceramics Museums are housed in a former priory belonging to the monks of Lérins, lords of Vallauris from the 11th to 18th centuries. Note the Renaissance staircase leading up to the ceramics museum.

      The Magnelli Museum

      The Magnelli Museum houses important works by the Florentine painter, Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971). Visitors will discover colorful canvases in a style largely oriented towards abstract art.

      Practical information

      • Musée Magnelli et le musée de la céramique
        Place de la Libération
        06220 Vallauris
      • From September to June, 10am to 12:15pm and 2pm to 5pm,
        every day except Tuesday, January 1, May 1, November 1 and 11, December 25.
      • July to August, 10am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 6pm,
        every day except Tuesday.

      The ceramics museum

      On the second floor, the ceramics museum welcomes visitors. This museum features an interesting collection of utilitarian ceramics, mainly for cooking. Then there are artistic ceramics from the 1950s. They are generally very creative and colorful, in keeping with the heyday of Vallauris. Finally, the visit ends with contemporary works.
      This museum regularly organizes temporary exhibitions.

      Practical information

      View practical information about the Musée Magnelli
      Official website

      Kitsh Museum

      This kitsh museum showcases part of Vallauris' tourist ceramics production. The factories produced colorful souvenirs. They are not of great artistic interest, but bear witness to the town's activity, especially between the years 1950-1970.
      Le Tanagra
      67, Avenue Georges Clemenceau
      Open during the summer season

      Lérins Islands

      The Lérins Islands are two islands, Sainte Marguerite and Saint Honorat, off the coast of Cannes. Accessible by boat, they are very popular in summer. Many yachts drop anchor between the two islands. There are also a number of restaurants.
      Please note: there are no garbage cans on site. You must take your garbage home with you.

      Lérins Islands : Sainte Marguerite

      Sainte Marguerite is the larger of the two islands. It's also the most visited. The island's unspoilt nature, the Fort Royal and the Iron Mask Museum are all of interest. This island has been inhabited by Ligurians since antiquity (6th century BC). The Romans built a port here, the remains of which (houses, mosaics, shipwrecks) are now underwater. The island served as a defense for the Counts of Provence, and never again left this military role, not even under the Spanish.

      Preserved nature

      The island of Sainte Marguerite is 3km long and 900m wide at its longest point. It is almost entirely covered by eucalyptus and pine forests. A botanical garden features cypresses, cedars of Lebanon, palms, banana trees, numerous citrus species, fig trees, almond trees and, of course, olive trees. The garden is also planted with flowers, giving it a thousand colors in the summer months.
      Paths criss-cross the island, allowing you to walk around it in about 3 hours. Numerous educational panels provide information on the flora and fauna.
      Gorgeous coves dot the coast, where rocks, turquoise-blue water and the green of pine trees blend.

      Royal fort

      The Fort Royal was built by Richelieu (17th century), then reinforced by the Spanish, then by Vauban. It remains in a good state of preservation.
      To ward off potential enemies, two furnaces were built to red-hot cannonballs. It was used to heat the cannonballs, which caused fires in addition to the usual damage.
      It housed the defending armies, then later, when the threat disappeared, it was transformed into a priison, until 1880.
      Thus, Protestants (after the Edict of Nantes, 1685), the Iron Mask (from 1687), Algerian political prisoners, including Abd-El-Kader's smala (from 1843), were locked up here in turn. The island also boasts a small Muslim cemetery.
      All this history is still present. Visitors will discover the rooms that have become cells, as well as a number of objects and information panels on these events.
      Note also that the terrace offers a magnificent panorama.

      Eco-musée sous-marin des îles de Lérins

      An underwater eco-museum is the artistic work of Jason deCaires Taylor. He created giant faces, copied from real Cannois faces. They were imerged

      Musée du masque de fer

      The Iron Mask (? - 1703) was imprisoned at the Fort Royal from 1687 to 1698. This enigmatic prisoner wore an iron mask at all times, so that no one could see his face. No one knows who he is. Adulterous brother of Louis IV? The conspirator François de Vendôme, Duc de Beaufort, suspected of being the real father of Louis XIV? Molière? Nicolas Fouquet, Superintendent of Finances? Count Ercole Mattioli, Secretary of State to the Duke of Mantua? A lover of the queen? All hypotheses have been put forward, but there is no historical evidence to identify the prisoner.
      There is also no evidence that the prisoner wore this mask all the time, which could have caused him a variety of illnesses.
      What seems certain is that he was an important and refined figure. Music was played in his cell. He wore fine, elegant clothes, according to Voltaire.
      He was in the custody of Saint Mars, who transferred him with him to the Bastille, where he died.

      The Lérins Islands: Saint Honorat

      Iles de Lerins, île de Saint Honorat
      © 06Corniche06

      Isle Saint Honorat is smaller than Saint Marguerite. It is around 1km long and less than 500m wide. It has been inhabited by monks since the 6th century. Saint Honorat became an important center for the dissemination of Christian thought. The monks built a fortified monastery in 1863.

      Lérins Islands, Sainte Marguerite et Saint Honorat
      © Idarvol

      The monastery tower overlooks two cloisters (15th century). It housed not only the monks' activities, but also, on the upper floor, the military personnel in charge of the island's defense. The Cistercian monks produce a locally renowned wine and liqueurs.
      The island also boasts a number of chapels (10th century), 7 in all, other buildings (11th century) and 2 furnaces for reddening cannonballs (1794), which visitors will discover as they wander around the island.

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      Practical information

      Please note: There are no garbage cans on the islands. Visitors must bring their own garbage with them and not leave it to the local authority. It's not complicated, just remember to bring a bag or box for this purpose.

      • Departures from Cannes, all year round
        quai Laubeuf
      • Summer departures from Nice, to Sainte Marguerite (not Saint Honorat)
        Quai des Docks (on the Château hill side)

      Official website

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      The Suquet in Cannes

      The Suquet in Cannes is the old town of Cannes, set on a hill 66m above sea level and topped by a feudal castle. It lies entirely between boulevard Victor-Tuby, rue du docteur Pierre-Gazagnaire and rue Georges Clemenceau.

      Le Suquet, the old town of Cannes
      © Miniwark

      The Suquet citadel

      Château du Suquet à Cannes
      © Christophe.Finot

      The town was founded by the Ligurians in ancient times, and was later dominated by the Counts of Provence. A castle existed from the early 11th century, completed by the great tower in 1080. Little by little, a fortified village grew up. And so, from this medieval evolution, Suquet retains the Tour du Suquet, the church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Espérance, the chapel of Sainte-Anne and all the steep little streets.

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      The Tour du Suquet

      The former grand tower of the ancient château, the Tour du Suquet dates back to the 11th century. It's a perfect parallelepiped, not very original architecturally, but worth a visit. From its summit, there's a magnificent panorama of the town and the Bay of Cannes.

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      The Church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Espérance

      The church was completed in 1627. Originally, its interior was relatively sober. The interior walls were whitewashed. But the side chapels were entrusted to artisan brotherhoods, who were responsible for decorating them. And so, little by little, other elements came to complete the works of the brotherhoods.
      Several wooden sculptures stand out:
      - St. Anne, the Virgin and the Child Jesus, from the 14th century
      - St. Anne, from the 15th century
      - the altar of the Saint-Pierre chapel
      - a beautiful wooden carved Christ from the 15th century
      - etc

      Also of note: the 1857 organ, the painting Mort de Joseph entre la Vierge et le Christ, in the Saint-Joseph chapel.

      Saint Anne's chapel

      This chapel dates from the 11th and 12th centuries. It was the former Notre-Dame-du-Puy church, which had become too small for the number of parishioners. The church of Notre-Dame-de-l'Espérance was built in 1627, and Notre-Dame-du-Puy became the chapel of Sainte-Anne. Today, it is home to the Musée des explorations du monde, formerly known as the Musée de La Castre.

      Musée des explorations du monde

      The Musée des explorations du monde conserves art objects from the Himalayas-Tibet, the Arctic, pre-Columbian America and Oceania, hence the museum's name, as well as Mediterranean antiquities.
      It also displays 19th-century Provencal landscape paintings.

      Practical information

      Musée des explorations du monde
      Place de la Castre - Le Suquet
      06400 Cannes

      Open
      Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm (6pm from April to June)
      Closed: May 1, November 1, November 11, December 25 and January 1.

      Official museum website

      Croisette in Cannes

      La Croisette in Cannes is the long boulevard that runs alongside the sea. It's located between the beaches and luxury buildings, planted with palm trees and pines.

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      The Croisette in Cannes

      The Croisette in Cannes and its beaches
      © Tiia.Monto

      Over approximately 2600m, Boulevard de la Croisette links Cap de la Croisette in south-east Cannes to the old town of Le Suquet. The wide sidewalk makes it an ideal promenade, facing the Bay of Cannes. The promenade continues, well beyond the Croisette, all the way through town, to the seaside railway station.

      Visiting the Croisette

      Hôtel Carlton proche de la Croisette à Cannes
      © bogdan1971

      Fountains, a carousel, public benches, blue chairs, a rose garden and monuments (General De Gaulle, Albert 1st King of the Belgians) line the route. There's also the Palais des festivals et des congrès, and the ports. Not forgetting some magnificent buildings on the other side, such as

      ...
      • the Villa des dunes (N°90-92),
      • le Martinez (N° 73), an iconic hotel for the stars,
      • the Carlton (N° 58), another iconic hotel for the stars,
      • the Malmaison (N° 47), now a contemporary art center,
      • the Majestic hotel (N°10),
      • etc.

      As you can see, this is an environment of natural beauty and luxury that leaves no one indifferent.

      Festivals and conventions palace

      The Festivals and conventions palace; the french Palais des festivals et des congrès, welcomes the biggest stars to be photographed during the famous ascent of the steps. Needless to say, it's a pretty busy place for photographers. But this palace has other functions, as it is officially called the Palais des festivals et des congrès.
      It can also host meetings or corporate projects.

      The red carpet at the Festivals and conventions palace in Cannes

      Palais des festivals et des congrès à Cannes et la célèbre montée des marches

      In fact, 24 red-carpeted steps have become emblematic of the Cannes International Film Festival.
      These famous steps are accessible to all, and you can even climb them and have your picture taken with friends, like the star you are, outside festival periods, of course.
      And, pleasant surprise, many artists' effigies await you at the top of the steps. In fact, you can even have your photo taken with a famous actor or actress. But when we tell you that at the Palais des festivals in Cannes, you're the star!

      More than just the Cannes Film Festival

      There are several festivals in Cannes, in addition to the famous Cannes International Film Festival:

      • a Festival of Pyrotechnic Art,
      • also an International Games Festival,

      The Palais des festival is also a magnificent performance venue that opens its doors throughout the year for concerts, plays, comedy shows, etc.
      This Palais des festival in Cannes is also home to... the Office du tourisme.

      The star trail at the Palais des festivals et des congrès>

      Film stars have left their handprints in aluminum casts. These casts line the Palais des Festivals. They are accessible to all. It won't be easy to see them all, as there are so many. In fact, there are more than 150 of them around the Palais and gardens.

      Practical information

      Palais des festivals et des congrès
      1, boulevard de la Croisette
      06400 Cannes

      Official website

      Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer

      The Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer is a vast estate planted with olive and citrus trees. It was here, from 1908 until his death, that Auguste Renoir (1841--1919) painted some of his canvases, full of color and light.

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      The Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-mer

      Renoir Museum in Cagnes-sur-Mer
      © C2RMF

      The museum exhibits 14 paintings by the master. Visitors can also discover some of the pieces as Renoir left them. And, more surprisingly because it's less well known, one room is devoted to Renoir's sculptures.
      Towards the end of his life, Renoir was very interested in sculpture. Unfortunately, he was losing some of the use of his hands. So, he called in a young sculptor, Richard Guino, who followed Renoir's instructions and eventually, sculpted works, just as Renoir wanted them.

      The garden at the Domaine des Colettes

      The garden of the Renoir Museum is worth a visit. It offers a haven of peace in the heart of the city. Strollers will discover centuries-old olive trees. Behind the farmhouse, you can also visit Renoir's (reconstructed) vegetable garden.

      Practical information

      Musée Renoir
      chemin des Collettes
      06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer

      Opening
      June to September: 10am-1pm // 2pm-6pm (gardens open 10am-6pm).
      October to March: 10am-12pm // 2pm-5pm.
      April to May: 10am-12pm // 2pm-6pm.
      Closed Tuesdays and 25/12, 01/01 and 01/05.

      Official website

      Visit Cagnes-sur-mer

      Cagnes-sur-mer boasts an old town center, Haut de Cagnes, a seaside resort, Cros-de-Cagnes, a racecourse, museums, beaches and more. It's an attractive town that appeals to lovers of beaches, history, art, sports, etc.

      The Renoir museum is presented on its own page.
      As well as Haut-de-Cagnes, the historic old village of Cagnes-sur-mer.
      As well ass the Grimaldi castle.

      Cagnes-sur-mer

      The town of Cagnes lies between Nice and Antibes, on the edge of the Baie des Anges. A Promenade runs for miles alongside the sea. The beaches are made up of pebbles, some tobacco-free, others accessible, others for dogs, etc.
      The town has a multiple configuration, between the present-day town, the Cros-de-Cagnes, (the old fishing village), the Haut-de-Cagnes (the old town) and the Renoir museum and its garden of hundred-year-old olive trees.

      Le Cros-de-Cagnes, the old fishing port of Cagnes-sur-mer

      © Rdavout - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link

      Le Cros-de-Cagnes is an old fishing village. If tourism is replacing this activity, it's because the village has preserved a certain authenticity, far from the concrete development seen further on.
      The neighborhood is home to a port, mainly small boats, including the famous pointus and a few fishing boats.
      The local Italian fishermen built the Chapelle des pêcheurs (1863). This chapel has been damaged but restored time and again. Although small in size, it boasts a handsome campanile (circa 1900).The streets are those of a fine seaside resort, with restaurants, shops selling local produce, etc. Le Cros-de-Cagnes is particularly attractive. Cros-de-Cagnes is particularly lively in summer. Attend the boules games on Place Saint Pierre, stroll the shopping streets, such as Avenue des Oliviers, or the very flowery Allée des Villas fleuries.

      Visit Beaulieu-sur-mer

      Visit Beaulieu-sur-mer, a town best known for its Greek-style Villa Kérylos. The town also boasts two harbours, an old town center, sandy beaches and a casino.

      Greek Villa Kérylos in Beaulieu

      Villa Kérylos

      The Villa Kérylos is a world apart, with recent architecture and decoration in the ancient Greek style. Everything has been designed with this in mind, from the architecture to the furniture, crockery and decorative objects. Villa Kerylos is well worth a visit.
      See our pages on Villa Kerylos.

      The beaches

      Visit Beaulieu-sur-mer

      The fine sandy beaches offer much sought-after relaxation. Baie des Fourmis and Petite Afrique are the largest and most sought-after. Beaches are public or private.

      The André Cane Berlugan Heritage Museum

      This museum showcases the Berlugan life of Beaulieu-sur-mer's former inhabitants. From Roman coins, to costumes, to ancient tools, to the life of the inhabitants in days gone by.
      Musée du patrimoine berlugan André Cane
      27 Boulevard Marinoni
      06310 Beaulieu-sur-Mer
      Site officiel

      The Belle-Epoque villas of Beaulieu-sur-mer

      Beaulieu-sur-mer was home to an entire middle-class population, who had remarkable villas built in the Belle Epoque style.
      Note that Beaulieu-sur-mer's most famous villa, the Villa Kerylos is not in the Belle Epoque style.

      Visit Beaulieu-sur-mer and its Belle époque villas. Here, the former Hotel Bristol.

      It still remains

      • the Palais des Anglais, a former luxury hotel with a facade surprisingly topped by a lion and unicorn scumpture.
      • the bandstand on Place Marinoni, with its remarkable ironwork.
      • the Villa Andalousia
      • the former Hotel Bristol.

      A little further on, adjoining Monaco, is Cap d'Ail.
      At Cap d'Ail, you'll discover numerous other Belle Epoque villas:

      • le Château des Terrasses,
      • Villa Lumière,
      • Villa Hélios,
      • the former Hotel Eden,
      • the Villa les Camelias.

      Practical information

      Beaulieu-sur-mer is accessible by bus from several towns or by train, on the Cannes-Nice-Monaco-Menton line.

      Activities in Beaulieu

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      Côte d’Azur or French Riviera rental

      How do you find the Côte d'Azur or French Riviera rental that suits you best? There are plenty of hotel and apartment rentals in Nice and on the Riviera, including in the hinterland. We offer you a vast choice, depending on the town, with a few quick notions to help you in your choices.

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      The capital of the Côte d'Azur brings together lovers of beaches, museums, old town, walking, sports, nature and culture. Another advantage is its central location. A good choice.


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      ANTIBES
      Interesting stay for its old town, museums and beaches. A lively town without being oppressive. Very busy in summer.
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      BEAULIEU-SUR-MER
      A town with an old center. Beach, boat trips, especially famous for its villa Kerylos.
      Rental in Beaulieu-sur-mer

      BIOT
      Biot has retained its old perched village and Provencal atmosphere. Famous for its glassworks and artists. Fernand Léger Museum. The train station is a little way from the old village.
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      CAGNES-SUR-MER
      Quartier de Cros-de-Cagnes, which is an old fishing village and the old hilltop village with its castle. A mix of ancient and modern. Beach, museums. Why not?
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      CANNES
      Famous for its beaches, port, Croisette and festivals. The city is essentially modern and lively.
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      EZE
      Eze village delights those who appreciate old perched villages and exotic gardens. Beware, many visitors in summer. Not to be confused with Eze plage, by the sea.
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      GRASSE
      Perfume capital. The old town of Grasse is very attractive, with many museums. The train station is a little far from the old town center. 1h by train from Nice, 1h45 from Menton.
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      GOLFE JUAN
      The old fishing village has retained its charm. It's a small port that's become very sought-after. Very busy in summer. Top of the range.
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      JUAN-LES-PINS
      The town has chic daytime tourism and a lively nightlife. Very busy in summer, it's a rather upmarket town.
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      MENTON
      Menton is a tourist town, lively in summer, attractive for its beaches, old town and local shops. Close to Ventimiglia in Italy. Very popular in summer.
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      MONACO
      For fans of sailing, museums, gardens, who appreciate the modern city. Oceanographic museum. Very popular in summer. High-end stays.
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      SAINT-JEAN-CAP-FERRAT
      A town off the beaten track. Attracts beach, restaurant, shopping and boating enthusiasts. High-end stays.
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      SAINT-PAUL-DE-VENCE
      A town in the hinterland of Nice, a well-preserved and pleasant old village, with memories of Marc Chagall, among others. Artists' studios. Fondation Maeght. Very popular in high season.
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      VALLAURIS
      Capital of ceramics, Vallauris keeps the memory of Picasso, among others. Art museums. Artists' studios. Old town. Train station a little far from the old town.
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      Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon 2024

      The Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon 2024 takes place on Sunday, November 3, 2024. It is undoubtedly one of the most famous marathons, bringing together this year 2024, some 17,000 runners for all events.

      The Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon

      Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon

      This marathon, 42.195km long as it should be, takes in the Promenade des Anglais and skirts the sea all the way to Cannes. It's one of the most beautiful courses in the world.

      If you feel like it (and are physically fit), try to beat the event's records:
      - Men: Abrha Millaw Abrha (Ethiopia) in 2h07'25'' (2018)
      - Women: Zenebu Fikadu (Ethiopia) in 2h28'15'' (2022).

      All events during the Alpes-Maritimes Nice-Cannes Marathon

      Many events take place during the marathon.

      • The marathon itself, 42.195km
      • The 2 times 21.1km, so a marathon but for 2, relay in Antibes
      • The 20km, a half-marathon, finish in Villeneuve-Loubet
      • The marathon relay, so several people, in 6 stages
        Distances between each relay:
        - From Nice to Saint-Laurent-du-Var: 8.7 km
        - From Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Cagnes-sur-Mer: 3 km
        - From Cagnes-sur-Mer to Villeneuve-Loubet: 5.1 km
        - From Villeneuve-Loubet to Antibes Juan-les-Pins: 8.5 km
        - From Antibes Juan-les-Pins to Vallauris Golfe-Juan: 10.8 km
        - From Vallauris Golfe-Juan to Cannes: 6 km

      Practical information

      All departures are from the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, opposite the Albert 1er gardens.
      All runners take the same route as the Marathon.
      Finishings, depending on the event, are held at different locations, precise above.

      Official website

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