TOUR OF SANARY-SUR-MER
The tower, which was a prison and a guardhouse for the coast guard, is now ...Read more
TROPHEE D'AUGUSTE
Monument turned museum symbolizing the power of the Roman Empire with a ...Read more
LIFT BRIDGE - CONSTRUCTION SITE BRIDGE
An impressive bascule bridge in La Seyne-sur-Mer, listed as a historical ...Read more
RUINS OF GRIMAUD'S CASTLE
This 11th-century château was abandoned during the French Revolution and ...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.
ROYAL TOWER
Tower built from 1514 to 1524 by Italian engineer Jean-Antoine de la Porta, ...Read more
ST. ELMO'S CITADEL
La citadelle, a listed site in Villefranche-sur-Mer since 1932, retained ...Read more
STRAW MATTRESS MILLS
The Paillas mills, of which only one remains today of the five used until ...Read more
TOULON PROVENCE MÉDITERRANÉE OPERA
The Grand Théâtre, a neoclassical building in the heart of Toulon, has ...Read more
OPERA DE NICE
Opera with a choir, a ballet and the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra, with a ...Read more
FORT ST. LOUIS
Fort Saint-Louis is a tower built in 1692 under the orders of Vauban to ...Read more
SCREAM BATTERY
The Battery of la Cride benefits from an exceptional view on the sea, in 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
ROMAN AMPHITHEATRE OR ARENAS
A Gallo-Roman amphitheater that has benefited from major restoration work, ...Read more
THE MEDIEVAL CASTLE
Castle built from the XIth century and arranged on a quadrilateral plan ...Read more
STRONG FROM THE MAGINOT LINE
Fort forming part of the Maginot Line fortifications. Three rooms with ...Read more
SEGURAN CATHERINE MONUMENT
Read moreSort of Nissarde Joan of Arc, Catherine Segurane is a real hero in the city. This monuments build in her honour in 1923 symbolizes the strength of Nice. According to legend, this Madone du Secours, having just washerwoman's simple battledore, repelled the assault of the Turks of August 15th, 1543: as they climbed on their ladders to attack the high walls of the castle, she hurled a blow to the first aggressors and seized his banner thereby precipitating him to the foot of the wall.
DRONE CASTLE
This castle has rooms with large spaces and monumental fireplaces, a ...Read more
HUNGARIAN BUDDHIST PAGODA
Read moreThis place was built in 1917 by the Vietnamese who came to fight with the French, at a place where a huge lying Buddha throne in the garden outside. A cultural garden with monumental marble statues made in Vietnam was recently added.
ROMAN THEATER PHILIPPE LEOTARD
Theater with a festival setting in the summer, retaining only a few walls ...Read more
CASTLE OF THE LORDS OF FOS
Castle with a beautiful view where you can discover the ramparts, the ...Read more
CASTLE - TOWN HALL
Castle belonging to the de Villeneuve family, which became the city hall, ...Read more
STATUE OF LIBERTY
A flamboyant statue, entirely made of cast iron and finely gilded, stands ...Read more
THE CLOCK TOWER
Read moreIt is crowned by a bell from 1551.
MUSEUM OF ALPINE FORTIFICATIONS FORT SAINT ROCH
Museum in a fort built in 1932, one of the most important of the Maginot ...Read more
CONCRETE ART SPACE
Center for contemporary art, housing works from the Albers-Honegger ...Read more
THE SCULPTURE GARDEN
Original garden conceived as a walk in the middle of nature, place to ...Read more
KEYBOARD HOTEL
A hotel transformed into municipal offices and now home to an exhibition ...Read more
THE PROW OF THE FLORA
Read moreThis unusual sculpture in downtown Toulon is a life-size reproduction of the prow of the frigate La Flore, a royal ship of the 18th century. The original figure, which represents Neptune, the Roman god of the sea, is on display at the Musée National de la Marine. Leaning against a wall, where a mast and a sail are painted, this monumental work is more than 10 meters high. It will pleasantly surprise you when you arrive on the small Vatel square, lost in the middle of the pedestrian streets of Toulon, between the Vezzani street and the Capucins passage.
GUSTAVE-EIFFEL MARKET
Read morePartly covered by an architecture attributed to Gustave Eiffel, this typical market takes place regularly in the morning from Monday to Sunday. It houses about twenty colourful stalls offering fresh, top-quality products from local producers: fruit, vegetables, cheese, charcuterie, honey, etc. Handicrafts are also on offer. All this in a very friendly atmosphere. Enough to taste or bring back a bit of the Alpes-Maritimes with you. The number of exhibitors and the products offered vary according to the season.
PIVOT COOLER
The most spectacular glacier, to penetrate it a guided visit is necessary ...Read more
THE CASTLE OF SOLLIÈS-PONT
Château features four towers, brick veneer and an Angers slate roof.Read more
HOTEL BARRIÈRE LE MAJESTIC CANNES
Art Deco-style hotel near the Palais des Festivals, offering a variety of ...Read more
TRIBUTE TO RAIMU
Tribute to Raimu with a bust on the place des Trois-Dauphins, sculptures in ...Read more
OIL MILL MUSEUM
Museum housing an 18th-century oil mill with all the necessary components, ...Read more
COMMUNAL LAUNDRIES
Magnificent washhouses where fresh, clear spring water, fed by local ...Read more
MEDIEVAL CASTLE OF ROQUEBRUNE
The medieval castle of which the keep remains, testifying to its former ...Read more
OPEN THROAT LATHE
A tower that was used to reinforce the castle in Lucéram and allows you to ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DES LASCARIS
A medieval-style defensive castle with an original round tower, it was the ...Read more
CHÂTEAU-MUSÉE GRIMALDI
Castle converted into a museum and classified as a historical monument, the ...Read more
THE MEDIEVAL VILLAGE OF FORT-FREINET
The fort dominates the only access road linking the Argens valley to the ...Read more
PIGEON HOUSE OF ROUX DE CORSE
Dovecote with a cylindrical tower of 22.50 meters high in Brue-Auriac, the ...Read more
FOURTEEN FOUNTAIN CIRCUIT
Read moreAvailable at the Tourist Information Centre.
MUSHROOM FOUNTAIN
The most famous fountain in Barjols, recognizable by its characteristic, ...Read more
SAINT-JEAN FOUNTAIN
Read moreIt flows on a Roman site and dates from the 16th century.
CHARLES QUINT TOWER
A round tower located at the eastern entrance of the city, being the ...Read more
CHÂTEAU DU PUY
Castle in Tourrettes, replica of the cadet school in St. Petersburg and ...Read more