Things to Do in Nice

Nice's Promenade des Anglais was built in the 1820s by English residents who wanted a seafront walkway and funded it themselves, creating what is now one of Europe's most iconic coastal boulevards.

The city is France's fifth-largest and the second-largest on the Mediterranean coast after Marseille, with a population of around 340,000 people.

Nice has over 300 days of sunshine annually, making it one of the sunniest cities in France and a major draw for winter escapes.

The local dish salade niçoise originated in Nice and traditionally contains tomatoes, anchovies, hard-boiled eggs, and olives—but never tuna, despite many modern interpretations.

Nice's Old Town (Vieux Nice) features buildings painted in warm ochre, pink, and yellow hues that reflect Italian and Ligurian architectural influences from when Nice was part of the County of Nice ruled by Savoy.