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Things To Do & Day Trips
Castle Hill, the flower market, Matisse and Chagall, the Promenade, and the villages and islands of the coast within an hour.
Cours Saleya Market
Flowers, fruit, olives and socca under striped awnings, every morning.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)Free1.5 hrs
Colline du Château (Castle Hill)
The view of Nice: the bay, the Old Town roofs and the port, from a park on the hill.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)Free1.5 hrs
Promenade des Anglais
The palm-lined seafront and its famous blue chairs.
Promenade des Anglais & the BeachesFree1.5 hrs
Place Masséna
Red façades, the Fontaine du Soleil and the kneeling figures that glow at night.
Place Masséna & the CentreFree30 min
Promenade du Paillon
A long park with a water mirror and fountain jets that children run through.
Place Masséna & the CentreFree1 hour
Musée Matisse
Matisse's paintings, paper cut-outs and studio things in a red Genoese villa.
Cimiez & Libération€1.5 hrs
Musée National Marc Chagall
Chagall's great Bible paintings, in a museum he helped design.
Cimiez & Libération€1.5 hrs
MAMAC (Modern & Contemporary Art)
Yves Klein, Niki de Saint Phalle and the Nice School, plus a roof terrace.
Place Masséna & the Centre€1.5 hrs
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas
Onion domes in a garden, a reminder of Nice's Russian winters.
Place Masséna & the Centre€30 min
Palais Lascaris
A Baroque palace in the Old Town, full of musical instruments.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)Free1 hour
Musée Masséna
A Belle Époque villa on the Promenade about Nice's history, with a garden.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches€1 hour
Monastère de Cimiez & Gardens
A Franciscan monastery with a rose garden and a view over Nice.
Cimiez & LibérationFree1 hour
Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate
The Baroque cathedral of the Old Town, with a glazed-tile dome.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)Free30 min
Parc Phoenix
Botanical park with a giant greenhouse, birds and a lake.
Around Nice & Day Trips€2.5 hrs
Mont Boron & Fort du Mont Alban
Pine woods and a 16th-century fort above the port, with views both ways.
Le Port & Mont BoronFree2 hours
Marché de la Libération
The locals' everyday food market, mornings except Monday.
Cimiez & LibérationFree1 hour
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Pastel fishing village on a deep blue bay, with a chapel by Cocteau.
Around Nice & Day TripsFree4 hours
Èze Village
A perched medieval village with a cactus garden and a huge sea view.
Around Nice & Day Trips€4 hours
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat & Villa Ephrussi
A pink villa with nine gardens, and a coast path round the cape.
Around Nice & Day Trips€€5 hours
Monaco
The Rock, the palace, the casino square and the oceanographic museum.
Around Nice & Day Trips€€5 hours
Saint-Paul-de-Vence
A walled village of painters, galleries and the Fondation Maeght.
Around Nice & Day Trips€5 hours
Menton
Lemon groves, a Cocteau museum and an old town stacked in yellow and orange.
Around Nice & Day Trips€5 hours
Antibes
Ramparts, a Provençal market and the Picasso museum, 20 minutes by train.
Around Nice & Day Trips€5 hours
Musée National du Sport
Museum in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1.5 hrs
Musée Prieuré du Vieux Logis
Museum in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1.5 hrs
Le 109
Museum in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1.5 hrs
Moulin à Huile d’olive Nicolas Alziari
Sight in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1 hour
Museum d'Histoire Naturelle
Museum in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron1.5 hrs
Musée Terra Amata
Museum in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron1.5 hrs
Musée d'Archéologie de Nice-Cimiez
Museum in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1.5 hrs
Musée de la Résistance Azuréene
Museum in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1.5 hrs
Musée de la photographie Charles Nègre
Museum in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1.5 hrs
Musée des Arts Asiatiques
Museum in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1.5 hrs
Musée des Beaux Arts
Museum in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1.5 hrs
Espace Lympia
Museum in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1.5 hrs
Château de Crémat
Sight in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1 hour
Crypte Archéologique de Nice
Sight in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Galerie de la Marine
Art gallery in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Grotte préhistorique du Lazaret
Sight in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron1 hour
Jardin Albert 1er
Park in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Jardin d'Alsace-Lorraine
Park in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Parc de l'Éco-Vallée
Park in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1 hour
Arènes de Cimiez
Sight in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Cascade
Sight in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Cascade de Gairaut
Sight in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1 hour
Cathédrale Sainte-Marie du château de Nice
Sight in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Cemenelum
Sight in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Jardin Alziari de Malaussena
Park in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Jardin Botanique
Park in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Jardin Jacques Ibert
Park in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Jardin Jean Moreno
Park in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Jardin Joseph Pisano
Park in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron1 hour
Jardin Saint Jean d'Angély
Park in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron1 hour
Jardin de la Légion d'Honneur
Garden in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Jardin des Arènes de Cimiez
Park in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Le Jardin du petit Pessicart
Garden in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1 hour
Les Puces de Nice
Market in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Marché Fontaine du Temple
Market in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Marché Poissons Libération
Market in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Marché aux Poissons Saint-François
Market in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Marché des Moulins
Market in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Monument du Centenaire
Sight in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Musée international d'art naïf Anatole Jakovsky
Museum in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1.5 hrs
Palais de la Préfecture, ancien palais des rois de Sardaigne
Sight in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Parc Carol de Roumanie
Park in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Parc Paradisio
Park in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Place Saint-Roch
Market in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1 hour
Raubà capeu
Viewpoint in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)30 min
Square Notre Dame
Park in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Square Primerose
Garden in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Square des Jacarandas
Park in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips1 hour
Thermes romains de Cimiez
Sight in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Avenue Jean Médecin
Viewpoint in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre30 min
Batterie du Cimetière Russe
Sight in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Belvédère du Mont Boron
Viewpoint in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron30 min
Cascade du château
Viewpoint in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)30 min
Château d'Azur
Sight in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Château de la Tour
Sight in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches1 hour
Cimetière - colline du chateau
Viewpoint in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)30 min
Cité marchande Docks de la Riviera
Market in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Galerie Dominicains
Art gallery in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Galerie Michel Jarry
Art gallery in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Mala Gallery
Art gallery in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron1 hour
Palais de l'Exposition Internationale de Nice 1884
Sight in central Nice.
Place Masséna & the Centre1 hour
Panorama Baie des Anges de la Tour Bellanda
Viewpoint in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)30 min
Petite batterie du Mont Boron
Viewpoint in Nice.
Around Nice & Day Trips30 min
Place de la Lanterne
Viewpoint in the Promenade.
Promenade des Anglais & the Beaches30 min
Route Forestière du Mont Boron
Viewpoint in the Port.
Le Port & Mont Boron30 min
Saleya Gallery
Art gallery in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)1 hour
Terrasse du château
Viewpoint in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)30 min
Thermes de l'Est
Sight in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Thermes de l'Ouest
Sight in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Thermes du Nord
Sight in Cimiez.
Cimiez & Libération1 hour
Tir du canon de midi
Viewpoint in Vieux Nice.
Vieux Nice (Old Town)30 min