Berlioz lived in this 19C circular bastion built on a tower of the old citadel.

The Port de Nice was dug out of the Lympia marshland on the orders of Charles-Emmanuel III of Savoy in 1750, then extended in the 19C. Place Île-de-Beauté with its porticoed buildings was developed at the same time. The harbour is used by freight shi..

The archaeological museum contains bronzes and ceramics illustrating the major Mediterranean civilisations and a magnificent mask of Silenus . The region’s Ligurian and Roman history is shown through an archaic statuette of the warrior of Mount Bégo..

The church houses a lovely triptych by François Bréa showing the enthroned Virgin Mary surrounded by Saint John the Baptist and Saint Sebastian.

Located on a prehistoric site where the oldest human dwellings (400,000 years old) have been found, this museum presents an educational exhibition of carved stone tools, bone remains, casts of dwelling floors, laboratory analyses of the environment a..

This modestly-sized (65 x 56m) Roman amphitheatre (arènes) could once seat 4,000 spectators. Remains of the entrance passageways still stand. Today it provides the setting for the Cimiez Jazz Festival.

Reconstruction of a medieval interior inside a 16C farm. Beautiful works of art, furniture, tools from daily life and a striking kitchen.

An enormous botanical park with the largest greenhouse in the world. There are 1,500 plant species arranged by subject, associated to the corresponding animal species and their calls using a sound system. An aviary houses a number of parrots and exot..