Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Nice, France

The Théâtre de Verdure de Nice is an outdoor theater located in Nice, France, which was built in 1946 by architect François Aragon. It has a capacity of 1,850 seated or 3,200 standing. Notable artists that have performed at the venue include Dalida, A-ha, Prince & the Revolution, R.E.M., Iron Maiden, Santana, Metallica, Joe Satriani, AC/DC, Elton John, Frank Zappa and Judas Priest.

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The monument to the Centenary of the Reunion of Nice to France, by André-Joseph Allar, was inaugurated on 4 March 1896 in the Albert-I Garden. It celebrates the centenary of the annexation of Nice to France, in 1793. The bronze statue depicts a winged victory who swears an oath of loyalty. The marble group is an allegory of Nice giving itself to France.

Wikipedia: Monument du Centenaire (FR)

La Fontaine des Tritons, also called Fontaine des Phocéens, is a municipal fountain in the city of Nice.

Wikipedia: Fontaine des Tritons (Nice) (FR)

Neuf lignes obliques is a steel monument on the Promenade des Anglais, by French artist Bernar Venet. It was commissioned to mark the 150th anniversary of the 1860 annexation of the County of Nice by France.

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The Opéra de Nice is the principal opera venue in Nice, France, which houses the Ballet Nice Méditerrannée and the Nice Philharmonic Orchestra. It offers three types of performances: operas, ballets and classical music concerts.

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The Palais Hongran is a historic mansion in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. It was built from 1769 to 1772. It has been listed as an official national monument since December 2, 2010.

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The Promenade du Paillon is a green corridor located in Nice and designed by landscape architect Michel Péna. It connects the Promenade des Anglais to the National Theatre along the Avenue des Phocéens on one side followed by the Boulevard Jean-Jaurès and on the other side the Avenue de Verdun followed by the Avenue Félix-Faure over a length of 1.2 km. It passes next to the Théâtre de Verdure and the Albert-I Garden and follows the course of the covered river Paillon.

Wikipedia: Promenade_du_Paillon (FR)

The Clock Tower is located in Nice, Place du Palais.

Wikipedia: Tour de l'Horloge (Nice) (FR)

The Palais d'York is a historic mansion in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. It was built from 1762 to 1768. It has been listed as an official national monument since December 16, 1949.

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The prefectural palace of Nice, located in Vieux-Nice, is currently the seat of the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes and the residence of the prefect. Until the annexation of the county of Nice to France in 1860, the building was a royal residence of the kings of Piedmont-Sardinia. Before 1720, it was the palace of the Dukes of Savoy in Nice, but almost nothing remains of the original building given the extensions and profound transformations of the palace in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Wikipedia: Palais préfectoral de Nice (FR)

Nice Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in the city of Nice in southern France.

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The chapel of the Mercy called black penitents, an old Saint-Gaén church, is a place of Catholic worship, located on the Saleya course in Nice. It is considered the masterpiece of the Baroque Niçois.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Miséricorde de Nice (FR)

The chapel of Most Sainte-Trinity and the Holy Suan, in Nice, belongs to the brotherhood of the Red Penitents.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Très-Sainte-Trinité et du Saint-Suaire de Nice (FR)

The Villa Arson, also referred to as the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts à la Villa Arson, is a French art museum, elite school and research institution for contemporary art, located in Nice, France. It is home to the École Nationale Supérieure d'Arts de Nice and the Centre Nationale d'Art Contemporain, and was created under a ministerial charter in 1972 by the Ministry of Culture.

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The Rauba-Capeù war memorial is located in Nice, on the seaside road, at the level of the Rauba-Capeù quay, taking its name from the part of the Promenade des Anglais, close to the monument, where the wind can be so strong that it "steals the hats".

Wikipedia: Monument aux morts de Rauba-Capeù (FR)

The Monument to Charles-Félix of Sardinia, or Monument to Carlo Felice, located in Nice in the Square Guynemer and overlooking the Port Lympia, erected in 1828 or 1829, is the work of an unidentified sculptor based on a drawing by Paul-Émile Barberi.

Wikipedia: Statue de Charles-Félix (FR)

The Nice prison is a prison institution reserved for forced labour. Between 1770 and 1854, it can house up to two hundred convicts. It is located east of the port of Nice, at the bottom of the quai d’Entrecasteaux.

Wikipedia: Bagne de Nice (FR)

The Museum of Prehistory of Terra Amata is a municipal museum in Nice, located on the western slopes of Mont Boron, at 25 boulevard Carnot. It is dedicated to the prehistoric site of Terra Amata.

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