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Vacation Rentals In Nice
Recently Viewed ListingsShare This Page With Others:About Vacation Rentals in Nice Nice is the best excursion center on the Riviera, and to find that perfect French Vacation Home. This place is just a delight, with its flower market, gorgeous coastline, sipping drinks mere feet from the Mediterranean, great shopping and delightful pastries. The Victorian upper classes and tsarist aristocrats loved Nice in the 19th century, but it's solidly middle class today, and far less glamorous and expensive than Cannes -- the least expensive of any resort.
Nice is the capital of the Riviera, and the largest city between Genoa and Marseille. It's also one of the most ancient, having been founded by the Greeks, who called it 'Nike,' or Victory. Because of its brilliant sunshine and relaxed living, it has attracted artists and writers. Among them were Dumas, Nietzsche, Apollinaire, Flaubert, Victor Hugo, George Sand, Stendhal, Chateaubriand, and Mistral. The city has, on the average, 300 days of sunshine a year.You can go to San Remo, 'the queen of the Italian Riviera,' and return to Nice by nightfall. From the Nice airport, the second largest in France, you can travel by bus along the entire coast to resorts like Juan-les-Pins and Cannes. When planning an itinerary for a trip to Nice, you will have plenty of attractions and Nice Vacation Homes to choose from. Some of the options that you will includes the Musee Chagall, Musee Matisse, as well as the Musee et Site Archeologiques de Cimiez, which offers a look into the interesting facts concerning Gallo-Roman life. Traditions are kept alive throughout the years in Nice, include folk music, as well as local dances, such as the farandole. When the sun sets, you may also want to check out some of the nightlife attractions throughout Nice. A few suggestions include: Wayne’s, Blue Whales, as well as the Thor Pub, which offers an array of live music presentations. Find ample opportunities for hiking, mountain biking, and horseback riding in Parc National du Mercantour. Golfers can tee it up at the oldest course on the Riviera, the Golf Bastide du Roi. |
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Nice is the best excursion center on the Riviera, and to find that perfect
Nice is the capital of the Riviera, and the largest city between Genoa and Marseille. It's also one of the most ancient, having been founded by the Greeks, who called it 'Nike,' or Victory. Because of its brilliant sunshine and relaxed living, it has attracted artists and writers. Among them were Dumas, Nietzsche, Apollinaire, Flaubert, Victor Hugo, George Sand, Stendhal, Chateaubriand, and Mistral. The city has, on the average, 300 days of sunshine a year.