FRANCE
NICE - FRANCE
FRANCE BEACHES
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Like most of the French beaches, Nice is worldwide famous not only for the beauty of its beaches but also for the lot of historical and cultural attractions. Historically, there is evidence of human activity in Nice 400.000 years ago, and the city was once populated by Romans.
Long after that, Nice was part of the reign of Saboy until 1859 that was given back to France. So you will find a lot of ruins that well deserve a little of your time, to visit maybe in a rainy day when the beach is not an option.
Along the Baie de Pampelonne you could find an excellent collection of beaches for five kilometers. Each one has his own particularity and attractions and some of them are public, but other ones are private. In many of them you can practice windsurfing, canoeing and sailing. Also, some of the private beaches are naturist.
HOTELS AND ACTIVITIES - WHERE TO STAY AND WHAT TO DO
In Nice you could find the most luxurious hotels, some of them made over castles and in impressive viewpoints. The most famous are: La Perouse, The palais de la Mediterranee, and the Negresco.But also you can find good hostels with low price, fair comfort and lot of people to make friends.
Among the private beaches, one of the best ones is the Castle Plage, which means, Beach of the Castle, as there is a castle in the top of the beach. Among public ones, the best are: Beau Rivage and La Reserve.
The beaches in Nice are connected by the Promenade des Anglais, which means "the walkaway of the English" and it is a pathway full of palm has the beautiful Nice beaches at one side, and the crowded boulevard full of restaurants that makes Nice the fifth populated city in France.
In Nice, there are almost 15 private beaches separated by the public ones. But if you walk near to the sea, you can get into the private ones with no problems at all, and if you want to stay in one of the private one you will have to spend between 10 and 20 euros, that do not include mattress or parasol. You can not bring outside food, but you can ask for any kind of drink and taste it in what they call the premier ligne, meaning you are in the nearest beach place to the Mediterranean.
If for some reason you do not want to spend the whole time in the beautiful beaches that Nice has, there are some other attractions.
Old Nice - You can visit the Old Nice, which conserves the old houses of tall walls and the stretch streets unified by stairs. Or you can go to the Castle, which offers a great panoramic view from 92 mts.
Cimiez - Another interesting place to visit is Cimiez, the antique roman neighborhood that is now the residential part of Nice. Here you can find roman ruins, amphitheaters, and good roman museums.
Jules Chéret Museum of Fine Arts. An Italian mansion containing collections of Chéret, Monet, Dufy and Sisley among others.
Jardin Albert I. A beautiful and luxurious garden.
FLIGHTS AND WEATHER - HOW AND WHEN TO GO
Nice has his own airport, Aeroport International Nice-Cote d'Azur, located west of the city center. Two airlines that are offering cheap flights are Bmi airlines and Ryan. Or the other way is to flight to Paris and from there go to Nice.
In the high season (June to August) the temperature will be hot and the place overcrowded, so if you are coming in this time of the year, you will have to make your reservations with enough time.
