go to content go to search box go to global site navigation

Nice

Square, Plaza sights in Nice

  1. A

    place Garibaldi

    At the northeastern corner of Nice's old town lies arcade-lined place Garibaldi, built during the late 18th century and named after Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807-82). Born in Nice to a fishing family, Garibaldi went on to become a sailor, merchant captain, guerrilla fighter, leader of the Red Shirts and popular hero of Italian unification.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Place Masséna

    At the southern end of av Jean Médecin, Nice's main commercial street, sits place Masséna, with early-19th-century, neoclassical arcaded buildings painted in shades of ochre and red.

    reviewed

  3. C

    Espace Masséna

    Espace Masséna, a public square, straddles the eastern side of place Masséna.

    reviewed