Nice Trip Overview
Multi-faceted, beautiful, the crown jewel of the French Riviera. An endless strip of a blue-painted coastline, an ancient French city well influenced by its Italian past.
Alleyways that draw you deep inside with a variety of workshops, pubs, restaurants, and magnificent squares. Every corner seduces, attracts you and reveals its secrets slowly. Stunning markets, Nicoise street food, and happy hour at every hour. A rich history spills from every church, museum, building, fountain, and statue.
This tour focuses on the beating heart of Nice – the old city. We will tell the history of the glorious city while constantly looking at houses, squares, statues, shops, Baroque churches. We will visit the famous flower and food market in Nice. From there we continue to explore its serpentine alleyways deep inside, as if closing in on us.
Finally we will end on top of Castle Hill admiring 360 degree views of the city as we explore what remained of the old old city of Nice….
Additional Info
Duration: 3 to 4 hours
Starts: Nice, France
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France
Multi-faceted, beautiful, the crown jewel of the French Riviera. An endless strip of a blue-painted coastline, an ancient French city well influenced by its Italian past.
Alleyways that draw you deep inside with a variety of workshops, pubs, restaurants, and magnificent squares. Every corner seduces, attracts you and reveals its secrets slowly. Stunning markets, Nicoise street food, and happy hour at every hour. A rich history spills from every church, museum, building, fountain, and statue.
This tour focuses on the beating heart of Nice – the old city. We will tell the history of the glorious city while constantly looking at houses, squares, statues, shops, Baroque churches. We will visit the famous flower and food market in Nice. From there we continue to explore its serpentine alleyways deep inside, as if closing in on us.
Finally we will end on top of Castle Hill admiring 360 degree views of the city as we explore what remained of the old old city of Nice….
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Place Massena, 06000 Nice France
Brief overview of the famous plaza, history and architecture.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Nice, Nice, French Riviera – Cote d’Azur, Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
We will explore the most interesting streets, plazas, facades, and point of interests in the old city of nice.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Marche aux Fleurs Cours Saleya, Cours Saleya, 06300 Nice France
Explore Nice’s famous market full of local niçoise goodies and the famous socca ! On Mondays this becomes a flea market.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Cathedrale Sainte-Reparate, 3 Place Rossetti, 06300 Nice France
The most beautiful Baroque church! We will tell its story and admire the opulent decoration.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Eglise Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur, Rue Droite, 06300 Nice France
Another beautiful Baroque church tucked away deep inside the old city.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: 1 Place Garibaldi Place Garibaldi, 06300 Nice France
Admire the famous facades and pay homage to the man who loved Nice and fought for her.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Castle Hill of Nice, 06300 Nice France
Climb up to the famous hill, we will enjoy incredible views of the city and port, explore what remained of the castle, visit the waterfall, and tell the incredible story of its rise and fall. A must!
Duration: 1 hour
