Nice Sights

  1. Château de l'Anglais

    From Nice's port, glance up at Mont Boron, home to celebrities such as Elton John. The pink confection you see is Château de l'Anglais, built in 1859 for an English engineer called Robert Smith, renowned at the time as being the only foreigner to live in Nice year-round. Locals quickly dubbed his castle 'Smith's folly'. The historical monument has since been split into private apartments.

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  2. Garibaldi's Grave

    The cemetery containing Garibaldi's grave covers the northwestern section of Parc du Château.

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  3. Jardin Albert 1er

    The western end av Jean Médecin is dominated by the 19th-century Jardin Albert 1er. The giant arc languishing on the lawn was designed by sculptor Bernard Venet to commemorate the centenary of the appellation 'Côte d'Azur', dreamt up by French poet Stéphane Liégeard (1830-1925).

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  4. Matisse's House

    Nearby cours Saleya is Matisse's house where he lived in the 1920s; there's no plaque: look out for the lions.

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  5. Parc du Château

    Vieux Nice's eastern extremity is flanked by Parc du Château, a towering 92m-high rock offering a cinematic panorama of Nice and the Baie des Anges.

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  7. Quai des États-Unis

    East towards Vieux Nice, promenade des Anglais becomes quai des États-Unis, named after the United States in honour of President Wilson's decision in 1917 to join WWI. Contemporary art exhibitions are hosted by two former fish halls here.

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  8. rue Bénoît Bunico

    Parallel to Palais Lascaris, rue Bénoît Bunico served as Nice's Jewish ghetto after a 1430 law restricted where Jews could live.

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  9. Tour Bellanda

    The 12th-century castle was razed by Louis XIV in 1706; only the 16th-century Tour Bellanda, the round tower you can see from quai des États-Unis, remains.

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