Plage Publique des Ponchettes

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Plage Publique des Ponchettes and promenade adjacent to Quai des Etats-Unis.

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Right opposite Vieux Nice, this is generally the busiest beach of all, with oiled bodies either baking in the sun or punching a ball on the beach-volleyball court.

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