The Opéra de Nice stands out for its curved, cream-colored facade and its distinctively ornate, Second Empire style. It occupies the site of a former theater that burned to the ground in eighteen eighty-one during a performance of Lucia di…
Promenade des Anglais Walk
Stroll along the legendary seafront boulevard to experience the grand architecture, public gardens, and historic hotels that made Nice a premier winter playground for European high society.
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1. Opéra de Nice
2. Jardin Albert 1er
The Jardin Albert Premier is defined by the massive, meticulously pruned palms and the long, rectangular lawn that stretches toward the sea. Created in the early nineteenth century, this garden serves as the green heart of Nice, separating…
3. Centenary Monument
The Centenary Monument stands as a massive white stone arch featuring a carved medallion of King Albert the First of Belgium. It commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the annexation of the County of Nice to France in eighteen…
4. Hôtel Palais de la Méditerranée - The Unbound Collection by Hyatt
The Palais de la Méditerranée stands out with its long, white Art Deco facade featuring geometric carvings and a distinct lack of heavy ornament. Built in nineteen twenty-nine, the hotel began as a lavish casino and theater designed to…
5. Nice Promenade des Anglais chaises bleues
The blue metal chairs lining the Promenade des Anglais occupy a space designed for leisure since nineteen twenty-one. Originally, these chairs were wooden and anchored to the ground. In the nineteen fifties, architect Charles Tordo…
6. Villa Masséna, musée d'art et d'histoire
The Villa Masséna features a neoclassical facade with a prominent central balcony that overlooks the Promenade des Anglais. Prince Victor of Essling, the grandson of one of Napoleon's marshals, commissioned this residence in eighteen…
7. Le Negresco
The Negresco stands out along the Promenade des Anglais because of its distinctive pink dome. Henri Negresco, a Romanian musician, commissioned this hotel in nineteen twelve. He wanted a palace for the international elite, filling it with…