Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Nice, France
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8.2 km
197 m
Explore Nice in France with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in NiceIndividual Sights in NiceSight 1: Immeuble Gloria Mansions
The Gloria Mansions is a large building located in the Baumettes district, at 123 - 125 rue de France, in Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes department.
Sight 2: Marie Bashkirtseff
Marie Bashkirtseff, born Maria Konstantinovna Bashkirtseva, was a Russian émigré artist who was born into a Russian noble family on their estate near the city of Poltava. She lived and worked in Paris, and died at the age of 25.
Sight 3: Musée Masséna
The Masséna Museum is a municipal museum of the city of Nice housed in one of the last prestigious villas of the nineteenth century on the Promenade des Anglais.
Sight 4: Colonne du pape Pie VII
The Pope's Column is a commemorative column erected in Nice in the 1820s to commemorate Pope Pius VII's two brief visits to the city, in 1809 and 1814.
Sight 5: Croix de Marbre
The marble cross is located on the place of the same name, in Nice, in the French department of the Alpes-Maritimes.
Sight 6: Immeuble Garacci-Bensa
The Garacci-Bensa building in Nice dating from the nineteenth century. It is located at 9 rue Longchamp and No. 6 rue Maréchal-Joffre.
Sight 7: Basilique Notre-Dame
The Basilica of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption in Nice is a basilica located on Avenue Jean-Medecin in the city centre.
Sight 8: Monument du Centenaire
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.
Sight 9: Fontaine des Tritons
La Fontaine des Tritons, also called Fontaine des Phocéens, is a municipal fountain in the city of Nice.
Sight 10: Monument aux morts de Rauba-Capèu
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".
Sight 11: Chapelle de la Très-Sainte-Trinité et du Saint-Suaire
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)
Sight 12: Chapelle de la Miséricorde
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.
Sight 13: Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate
Nice Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in the city of Nice in southern France.
Sight 14: Chapelle Sainte-Croix
The Sainte-Croix de Nice chapel, known as the Chapel of the White Penitents, was built by the minimal, from 1633. Located rue Saint-Joseph in Old Nice, it belongs to the archiconserry of the White Penitents. The chapel was partly rebuilt in 1765-1767 under the direction of the architect Antoine Spinelli. The facade, characteristic of the style of the 17th century, was retouched in 1875. The bell tower, in a baroque style, also dates from 1765-1767.
Sight 15: Chapelle de la Visitation
The Chapel of the Visitation of St. Clare is a chapel located in Old Nice, to which is attached a convent called the Visitation of St. Clare.
Wikipedia: Chapelle de la Visitation Sainte-Claire (FR), Website, Youtube
Sight 16: Lycée Masséna
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 Gilles Kleczek. In addition to secondary education, the lycée has nine preparatory classes for the Grandes Ecoles.
Sight 17: Tour Saint-François
The Convent of Saint-François is a former Franciscan convent located in Old Nice, of which only remains remain today. A rehabilitation of the complex was undertaken in 2016 by the municipality to restore it to its original appearance.
Sight 18: Chapelle du Saint-Sépulcre
The Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre or of the Most Holy Sepulchre or of Our Lady of the Sincaïre or of the Blue Penitents of Nice was built by the architect Antoine Spinelli on the Place Garibaldi, from 1782 to 1784. It belongs to the Venerable Archconfraternity of the Blue Penitents of the Holy Sepulchre. The façade is both neoclassical and late baroque in style for the upper part and the interior. The balcony was added in 1841.
Sight 19: Monument à Garibaldi
The monument to Garibaldi, in Nice, was inaugurated in 1891 on Place Garibaldi. It is a work of sculptors Antoine Excx and Gustave Deloye.
Sight 20: Musée Terra Amata
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.
Wikipedia: Musée de paléontologie humaine de Terra-Amata (FR), Website
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