Sightseeing in Nice, France

Nice is the major city of French Riviera [Côte d'Azur].

 white and blue parasols along French Riviera

 

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- Sightseeing tour bus -

open double-decker sightseeing bus in Nice.

It runs the boulevard "Promenade des Anglais"along the coast.

We found a beautiful white monument near Jardin Albert 1er.

 

 

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the Russian Orthodox Church 

[French: Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas]

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- National Marc Chagall Museum -

[French: Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall]

the stained-glass windows by Marc Chagall

in National Marc Chagall Museum

 

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rental bike in Nice.

 

Episode of Nice

Tomo & Chouchou went to Nice where is the major city of French Riviera [Côte d'Azur]. We felt that Nice was really loved by the sun. The scenery of white and blue parasols along French Riviera was very typical sight of Nice. It was so dazzling and beautiful. Nice is facing the Mediterranean so the area around the coast is flat but most of other parts are hilly. It is too hilly to walk around Nice. We took public transportation such as city buses.
We bought a French Riviera Pass including the fare of city-bus tour and city bus.
Sightseeing bus of Nice is open double-decker bus and free to get on and get off the bus at 11 spots. There is an audio guide in 8 languages which explains about Nice. Sea wind made us feel good as the bus was open double-decker.
The sightseeing bus runs the boulevard along the coast called "Promenade des Anglais".
We found a beautiful white monument near Jardin Albert 1er.

It was very beautiful to see the sun & shining Mediterranean sea in the daytime, but also it wass beautiful to see the night view.

We visited Russian Orthodox Church [Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas]. It was a bit strange for us to find a Russian building in Nice. It was worth to visiting such a splendid Cathedral. Unluckily we couldn't enter inside Russian Orthodox Church because there was a wedding there. Anyway we were satisfied to see impressive Russian architecture of Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas even from outside. 

 
In Nice, there is the National Marc Chagall Museum [Musée National Message Biblique Marc Chagall]. Tomo likes the work of Marc Chagall so Tomo could enjoy it a lot. We especailly liked the stained-glass windows by Chagall. Inside the Marc Chagall Museum, we can buy some souvenirs of the painting of Chagall.
Of course, Tomo bought several postcards of Chagall works and so on at the souvenir shop in the museum. The Marc Chagall Museum is located on the hill.

 

We really enjoyed the blue Mediterranean, French Riviera, beach, the sun, and Mediterranean cuisine !

Petit Train

French Riviera Pass includes the fare of Petit Train.
If you focus on enjoying around the Old Town or Baie des Anges, Petit Train de Nice will be a good choice. Petit Train is 50-min guided tour in 8 languages.

In Old Town

There are many kinds of shops such as restaurants and souvenir shops. So it's very convenient area for the tourists.

 

Tomo & Chouchou's advice for Nice

1) The Rossian Orthodox Church [Cathédrale Saint-Nicolas] is closed during lunch time so please check it out before visiting.We also recommend you to go to the Russian Orthodox Church in the morning just for in case of the wedding celemony.
 

2)We can rent a bike in Nice. It looked very practical. If you are interested in looking around Nice by bike, renting a bike would be good. It is very useful. We don't need to check the bus time table. We can use our time effectively.

 

 

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