To see and to do

Stretching between the sea and the mountains, Nice profits from many natural assets. Metropolis of the Riviera, it also has all the assets of a regional capital. The activities and the discoveries there are numerous:

Museums and galleries
Modern Art
Departmental Museum of asian arts     http://www.arts-asiatiques.com/
Marc Chagall National Museum      http://www.musee-chagall.fr/
Matisse Museum      http://www.musee-matisse-nice.org/
Arson Villa      http://www.villa-arson.org/
Beautiful Arts
Jules Chéret Museum of beautiful art       http://www.musee-beaux-arts-nice.org/
Anatole Jakovsky International Museum
Archeology
Nice Cimiez archeological museum       http://www.musee-archeologique-nice.org/
Terra Amata Museum       http://www.musee-terra-amata.org/
Art and History
Masséna Palace
Lascaris Palace
Russian Church

Monuments and Places
By taking a walk in the town you will discover many marvellous places such as old Nice and the Cours Saleya, the castle hill and its park, Place Masséna recently renovated for the arrival of the tramway and of course the famous Promenade des anglais.

Outside the City
Don’t forget to visit the towns and villages outside of Nice: Cannes of course, also Monaco (don’t miss the changing of the guard at the Prince’s Palace or the Oceanographic Museum). Equally the regions typical villages like Eze or the seaside towns of Beaulieu and Villefranche are not to be missed and then there’s Grasse, the town of perfumery.

Sporting Activities
Situated ideally between the mountains and the sea, in the summer Nice offers many water sports : such as parasailing, scuba diving, discover the Lerins Islands but also the open air activities : absailing, outside adventure course, hiking... In winter take advantage of the seaside paths to walk by the water our escape to the ski slopes of Auron or Isola 2000 (accesible in 1 hour by road)