33 avenue des Baumettes
Tel: (04) 92 15 28 28.
http://www.musee-beaux-arts-nice.org
Housed in a magnificent building that once belonged to a Ukranian Princess, this museum contains the major works of Van Dongen, and a splendid Dufy collection, who produced many paintings of Nice and who then donated the works painted in his studio to the town. Early Italian [...]
25 boulevard Carnot
06300 Nice, France
Tél 04 93 55 59 93
Fax : 04 93 89 91 31
http://www.musee-terra-amata.org
Reconstruction of the prehistoric habitat, and village, documents on the camp sites of elephant hunters of Nice since 400 000 years. 25 boulevard Carnot.
164 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez
Tel: (04) 93 81 08 08.
http://www.musee-matisse-nice.org
A magnificent 17th century Genoese villa with a trompe-l’oeil painted façade is devoted principally to the works of Henri Matisse (1889-1954). Architecture and the evolution in the work of this celebrate painter may be followed, from his very first practice sketches to the famous découpé [...]
Promenade des Arts
Tel: (04) 93 62 61 62.
http://www.mamac-nice.org
For its architecture alone this museum is a success, with its four marble towers, designed by Carrare, connected by transparent walkways. Inside the major movements in 60’s and 70’s Plastic Art are particularly well represented with works by César, Arman, and from Nice; Ben & Yves Klein (famous [...]
In the the décor of the First Empire, you will discover the primative European and Nicois collections, the works from the 15th and the 18th centuries, china/porcelain and regional crockery/earthenware and especially, a department which is reserved for the nicois traditions.
Beautiful Italian buildings from the XVII century which house the Archeological Museum and the Matisse Museum (Matisse was a famous painter). This museum includes a unique collection of drawings, engravings, all the books illustrated by Matisse, preliminary paintings, virtually all of his sculptures and a great many photos provide a better understanding of this 20th [...]
The Place Garibaldi also stands out for its architecture and history. It is named after Giuseppe Garibaldi, hero of the Italian unification (born in Nice, which was still a part of Sardinia-Piedmont at the time), who was ferociously attached to the union of Nice to Italy.
A Statue of Garibaldi is erected in the centre of [...]
It is the Promenade des Anglais which Nice is most famous for. This superb sea-front boulevard, always decked with flowers, follows the curve of the Baie des Anges and was originally a path just two metres wide. It was an Englishman, the Reverend Lewis Way, who had it built at his own expense in the [...]
One of Nice’s greatest pleasures is wandering the outdoor markets along the Cours Saleya. Blooms of every colour and shape burst to life. Row after row of spices beckon. There are grapes the size of golf balls and olives glimmering in the sun. Fresh fish are stacked in icy display cases.
Besides the vendors under tents, [...]
On the hill north of the city, the suburb of Cimiez is most easily reached from the Boulevard de Cimiez. Here, the Romans built their Cemenelum to compete with rival Greek Nikaia down the road. It is noted for its excavated Roman ruins, including baths and an amphitheatre that is a venue for Nice’s famous [...]
