MONTALBAN FORT
A fort built by order of the Duke of Savoy to protect the town from the ...Read more
RAOULE MILLE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Municipal library offering many books and games in an old station built in ...Read more
VILLA & GARDEN EPHRUSSI OF ROTHSCHILD
A beautiful residence on the French Riviera, with a patio, a terrace and ...Read more
VILLA GRECQUE KÉRYLOS
One of the most incredible monuments of the Riviera, with extraordinary ...Read more
THE BANDSTAND
Read moreBuilt in 1880 by architect Louis Hourlier, his acoustics consists of a stone podium and a conical cover on metal frame supported by a set of cast pillars inclined outward was designed to enable sound to move up to the roof before getting to the audience. The place, listed as a historical monument since 1990 is still in use.
THE NEGRESCO
More than a hotel, it is a museum, a real art gallery with thousands of ...Read more
NAPOLEON'S CASTLE
The château, with its unrivalled sea views and beautiful gardens, is a ...Read more
THE REMARKS
Ramparts built by François1st in the 16th century during the Italian warsRead more
SQUARE HEAD OF SACHA SOSNO - BMVR
Read moreDesigned by the sculptor Sasha Sosno and inaugurated in 2002, Tête Carrée has become the symbol of modern architecture in the city with its height of 30 meters and width of 14 meters. Inaccessible to the public, it hosts in its headquarters the Louis Nucéra municipal library offices at the head of B.M.V.R network of Nice (Bibliothèque Municipale à Vocation Régionale) [Municipal Library with Regional Vocation]. The night lighting system of the building was designed by the artist Yann Kersalé.
FORT DE LA FRASSINÉA
Read moreGuided tours of about thirty minutes allow you to discover this military construction whose objective was to block the intrusion of Italian tanks during the Second World War. You will learn how life was organized in the bunker with the discovery of the technical parts and the barracks. Thematic exhibitions also provide information on the historical background. The bunker is part of the Rimplas fort, which stands at an altitude of 1,000 metres on a rocky peak. The construction of the complex took 11 years.
THE AUTHION MASSIF
Massif located in the Mercantour National Park, overlooking the valleys of ...Read more
THE CROTTES
Read moreThe Crottés are the remains of the old fortified castle, where only the baseplate of one of the corner towers remains. The first castle was burned in autumn 1184 by the rebellious people of Vintimille. In the Middle Ages, its defense was reinforced by the ducs of Savoy. In 1692, during the first French period, Vauban arranged it. Returned under the domination of the House of Savoy, it resists and repels the attacks of the gallispans but falls into the hands of the French during the Revolution wars. After the Sardinian restoration, it serves as a stone quarry to the people of the country to build or expand their homes. Here, some people arranged theses crottés tomake shelters in which they stored, during the night, the clearances to dry figs and plums.
FORT CARRE
A fort built on a rock 26 metres above the ground, symbolizing the entrance ...Read more
TROPHEE D'AUGUSTE
Monument turned museum symbolizing the power of the Roman Empire with a ...Read more
LASCARIS PALACE
Read moreThis hotel is the most luxurious and best preserved witness of the baroque residences of the nobility and bourgeoisie. Property of the Comtes Lascaris-Vintimille, it was built at the end of the sixteenth century by Jean-Paul Lascaris de Castellar, great master of the order of the Knights of Malta with the help of his nephew Jean-Baptiste. In Genois style, this building is built around two inner courtyards. A very beautiful staircase, real well of light, gives access to the first floor where the weapons of the Lascaris are proudly trashed: a bicephal eagle adorned with a cross of Malta. Original paintings date from the seventeenth century while baroque elements were added in the eighteenth century. The apartments are decorated with vaulted vaults and the ceilings are decorated with frescoes with mythological subjects, including a magnificent Phaéton Fall. During your visit, do not miss the furniture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the Flemish tapestries, the apothicecerie founded in 1738 of roquaille style, the complete collection of vases, violes and chevettes as well as the regional collections of art and popular traditions. In 1942, the City of Nice bought the building: fully restored and classified as Historic Monument in 1946, the Lascaris Palace became the Musée de la Musique de Nice and the second of France by the importance of its collection, which gathered around 500 old European pieces from the saqueboute of Schnitzer (1581) to Grafton saxophone (1960). This collection also features many instruments manufactured before 1800: Baroque guitars, luths, violes and Denner's scarcity flute.
CEMENT ARENAS
Read moreLocated on Cimiez hill, these arenas are classified Historical Monument. Real open-air archaeological museum, they form an enclosure of 67 by 56 meters and is one of the smallest known Roman amphitheaters in France. Built by the Romans in the first century BC the "Cemelenum arenas" were the scene of many events: gladiator fights, games and other great shows held there regularly in the pure traditions of the Roman Empire. Today, with a capacity that is estimated around 5,000 spectators, they have a beautiful setting to host some Nice cultural and folkloric events. Just next door, the park with the same name is an ideal place for a picnic in the middle of olive trees, close to the Matisse Museum and the Archaeological Museum.
ST. ELMO'S CITADEL
La citadelle, a listed site in Villefranche-sur-Mer since 1932, retained ...Read more
OPERA DE NICE
Opera with a choir, a ballet and the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, with a ...Read more
MUSÉE DE VENCE - FONDATION ÉMILE HUGUES
Museum of Modern Art dedicated to art and youth, presenting exhibitions of ...Read more
MAGNELLI MUSEUM, CERAMICS MUSEUM
The museum presents a panorama of ceramics past and present, alternating ...Read more