Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Nice, France

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Number of sights 34 sights
Distance 7.4 km
Ascend 131 m
Descend 143 m

Experience Nice in France in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in NiceIndividual Sights in Nice

Sight 1: Musée Terra Amata

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The Terra Amata Museum of Prehistory 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.

Wikipedia: Musée de paléontologie humaine de Terra-Amata (FR), Website

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 2: Église Notre-Dame du Port

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The Church of Notre-Dame-du-Port in Nice is a neo-classical style church, inaugurated in 1853 on the Place Île de Beauté of the Port Lympia in Nice, in the port district, facing the Baie des Anges. The church has been listed as a historical monument since 1991, as part of the architectural ensemble built in the nineteenth century on Place Île-de-Beauté. It is also part of the 2021 UNESCO World Heritage Listing of the city of Nice.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame-du-Port de Nice (FR)

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: Chapelle de la Dormition-de-la-Vierge

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Chapelle de la Dormition-de-la-Vierge

The Chapel of the Dormition of the Virgin is a religious building of the Serbian Orthodox Church located in Nice, France.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Dormition-de-la-Vierge (FR)

520 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre

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The Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre or the Most Holy Sepulchre or of Our Lady of the Sincaïre or the Blue Penitents of Nice was built by the architect Antoine Spinelli on Place Garibaldi, from 1782 to 1784. It belongs to the Venerable Archconfraternity of the Blue Penitents of the Holy Sepulchre. The façade is in both neoclassical and late baroque style for the upper part and the interior. The balcony was added in 1841.

Wikipedia: Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre de Nice (FR)

175 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Monument à Garibaldi

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Monument à Garibaldi Monumento creadopor los escultores frances Antoine Étex y Gustave Deloye / CC BY-SA 4.0

The monument to Garibaldi, in Nice, was inaugurated in 1891 on the Place Garibaldi. It is the work of the sculptors Antoine Étex and Gustave Deloye.

Wikipedia: Monument à Garibaldi (Nice) (FR)

532 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 6: Église de la Madone des Grâces

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Église de la Madone des GrâcesCHRIS230 from Nice, France / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Church of Notre-Dame-des-Grâces in Nice, also known as the Church of the Vow, was built in Nice from 1836 to 1852. In neoclassical style, it is located on the Saint-Jean-Baptiste wharf, hence the fact that it is sometimes referred to as the Saint-Jean-Baptiste church.

Wikipedia: Église Notre-Dame-des-Grâces de Nice (FR)

227 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: Lycée Masséna

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Lycée Masséna Malhinger Mathieu / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Lycée Masséna is a French secondary and higher education institution, located at 2, avenue Félix-Faure in Nice, with an annex at 8, rue de l'Hôtel-des-Postes. The principal is Philippe Tamisier. In addition to secondary school, the high school hosts nine preparatory classes for the grandes écoles.

Wikipedia: Lycée Masséna (FR)

276 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Tour Saint-François

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The Convent of Saint-François is a former Franciscan convent located in Old Nice, of which only vestiges remain today. A rehabilitation of the complex was undertaken in 2016 by the municipality to restore it to its original appearance.

Wikipedia: Couvent Saint-François de Nice (FR)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Église Saint-Martin Saint-Augustin

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Église Saint-Martin Saint-Augustin

The Church of Saint-Martin-Saint-Augustin in Nice is a church located on Place Saint-Augustin in Old Nice, in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

Wikipedia: Église Saint-Martin-Saint-Augustin de Nice (FR)

238 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Chapelle de la Visitation

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Chapelle de la Visitation

The Chapel of the Visitation of Sainte-Claire is a chapel located in Old Nice, to which is attached a convent known as the Visitation Sainte-Claire.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Visitation Sainte-Claire (FR), Website, Youtube

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Chapelle Sainte-Croix

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The Sainte-Croix chapel in Nice, known as the chapel of the white penitents, was built by the Minims from 1633. Located on rue Saint-Joseph in Old Nice, it belongs to the archconfraternity of white penitents. The chapel was partly rebuilt in 1765-1767 under the direction of the architect Antoine Spinelli. The façade, characteristic of the seventeenth-century style, was retouched in 1875. The bell tower, in baroque style, also dates from 1765-1767.

Wikipedia: Chapelle Sainte-Croix de Nice (FR)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 12: Palais Lascaris

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The Palais Lascaris is a seventeenth-century aristocratic building in Nice, France. Currently, it is a musical instrument museum. Located in the old town of Nice, it houses a collection of over 500 instruments, which makes it France’s second most important collection after the Musée de la Musique de la Philharmonie in Paris.

Wikipedia: Palais Lascaris (EN), Website

103 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Église du Gèsu, Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur

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Église du Gèsu, Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur

Church of the Gesù, Nice also known as The Church of Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur of Nice is a Roman Catholic church located on Rue Droite in the old town of Nice in the south of France. It is in the Baroque architectural tradition. The church became a parish in 1802 under the patronage of Jacques le Majeur.

Wikipedia: Church of Gesù, Nice (EN)

178 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate

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

Wikipedia: Nice Cathedral (EN)

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Statue de Masséna

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The statue of Marshal André Masséna, in Nice, was inaugurated in 1869. It is the work of the sculptor Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, and was located in the former Général-Leclerc square, on the oldest covered part of the Paillon (1866-1868). Today this bronze piece is included in the Promenade du Paillon.

Wikipedia: Statue de Masséna (FR)

158 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 16: Promenade du Paillon

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

Wikipedia: Promenade_du_Paillon (FR)

210 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 17: Tour de l'Horloge

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Tour de l'Horloge

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

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

14 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 18: Palais d'York

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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.

Wikipedia: Palais d'York (EN)

119 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 19: Palais de la Préfecture, ancien palais des rois de Sardaigne

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The prefectural palace of Nice, located in Old Nice, is currently the seat of the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes and the residence of the prefect. Until the County of Nice was annexed to France in 1860, the building was a royal residence of the kings of Piedmont-Sardinia. Prior to 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)

98 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 20: Église de l'Annonciation

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The Church of the Annunciation, commonly known as the Church of Sainte-Rita, is a baroque church located in Old Nice at 1 rue de la Poissonnerie. It also bears the names of: Saint-Jaume chapel, Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur, and Sainte-Rita chapel.

Wikipedia: Église de l'Annonciation de Nice (FR)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 21: Chapelle de la Miséricorde

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Chapelle de la Miséricorde

The Chapel of Mercy, known as the Chapel of the Black Penitents, formerly the church of Saint-Gaétan, is a Catholic place of worship, located on the Cours Saleya in Nice. It is considered the masterpiece of the Nice Baroque.

Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Miséricorde de Nice (FR)

170 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 22: Chapelle de la Très-Sainte-Trinité et du Saint-Suaire

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The Chapel of the Most Holy Trinity and the Holy Shroud, in Nice, belongs to the Confraternity of the Red Penitents.

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

148 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 23: Galerie de la Marine

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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.

Wikipedia: Villa Arson (EN), Website

300 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 24: Opéra de Nice

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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.

Wikipedia: Opéra de Nice (EN), Website

194 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 25: Église Saint-François de Paule

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The Church of Saint-François-de-Paule, built from 1733 to 1775, is a Roman Catholic church in Nice. It depends on the diocese of Nice. It is dedicated to Saint Francis of Paola.

Wikipedia: Église Saint-François-de-Paule de Nice (FR)

214 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 26: Neuf lignes obliques

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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.

Wikipedia: Neuf Lignes Obliques (EN)

278 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 27: Fontaine des Tritons

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Fontaine des Tritons Iquo E / CC BY 2.0

The Fountain of the Tritons, also known as the Fountain of the Phocaeans, is a municipal fountain in the city of Nice.

Wikipedia: Fontaine des Tritons (Nice) (FR)

82 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 28: Monument du Centenaire

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The monument to the Centenary of the Reunion of Nice with 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 represents 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)

8 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 29: Théâtre de Verdure

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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.

Wikipedia: Théâtre de Verdure de Nice (EN)

714 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 30: Croix de Marbre

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The Marble Cross is located in Nice, on the square of the same name, in the French department of Alpes-Maritimes. It was erected in 1568 in memory of the Treaty of the Peace of Nice signed in 1538.

Wikipedia: Croix de Marbre (FR)

32 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 31: Colonne du pape Pie VII

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The Pope's Column is a white marble memorial column erected in Nice in 1822 in memory of Pope Pius VII's two brief visits to the city, in 1809 and 1814.

Wikipedia: Colonne du pape (FR)

226 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 32: Holy Trinity Anglican Church

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The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity is an Anglican church located on rue de la Buffa, in Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department.

Wikipedia: Église anglicane de la Sainte-Trinité de Nice (FR)

559 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 33: Villa La Belle Époque

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Villa La Belle Époque is a historic mansion in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. It was built from 1909 to 1911 for Mr Enos. It was designed by architect Jean-Baptiste Blanchi, with additional gilded decorations designed by Michel de Tarnowski. It has been listed as an official national monument since October 23, 1992.

Wikipedia: Villa La Belle Époque (EN)

347 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 34: Musée Masséna

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The Masséna Museum is a municipal museum of the city of Nice located in one of the last prestigious villas of the nineteenth century on the Promenade des Anglais.

Wikipedia: Musée Masséna (FR), Website

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