Feb 16th – 02nd March
Website: www.nicecarnaval.com
The most important event on the French Riviera, for its 124th edition will be «King of Bats, Cats, Rats and other legendary creatures”, from 16th February to 2nd March 2008.
The French version of the theme «Roi des Ratapignatas, Raminagrobis et autres ramassis de Rats masqués» uses an alliteration of “ra” [...]

Cours Saleya
Daily food market 6am-1pm; plants on sale until 5.30pm
The sunny Cours Saleya, in the centre of the picturesque Vieux Nice, hosts a daily market where you can stock up on local fruit and veg, cheese and other specialities. Plants and flowers are displayed until later in the day.
Don’t expect delicacies if you visit on [...]