Nice is the capital of the French Riviera, and the largest city in the region. It is worth spending at least one day here, but it’s best to come for the weekend or even longer. Near Nice you will find plenty of interesting places and attractions, such as Monaco, Cannes, Eze, and Antibes.
With its mix of real-city life, old-world opulence, year-round sunshine, vibrant street life and stunning seaside location, no place in France compares with Nice.
Out front, the voluptuous acreage of the Bay of Angels dazzles in light from a sky turned up to max. Directly behind, the final sighs of the Alps lend grandeur. This is the stuff of arias. Between the two, the capital of the Côte-d’Azur radiates the class of a high-grade seductress: cultured and well-dressed, racy and reprobate. Her charms have tempted the great, noble and filthy rich for two centuries or more. Queen Victoria was a fan. “If only I were in Nice,” she allegedly said on her deathbed, “I would get better.”