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Tag Archives: Vieux Ville
Nice in the Sun
THE SUN CAME OUT on my last full day in Nice, and so did the people. On the streets, in the cafés, on the beach, even, in full-on sunbathing mode — it’s as if a switch was thrown somewhere that … Continue reading
Posted in FRANCE, TRAVEL
Tagged Cimiez, Cours Saleya, flower market, Matisse museum, Nice, Palais Lascaris, Place Garibaldi, socca, Vieux Ville, Villa Victoria, Voyageur Nissart
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Nice in the Rain
THE BRITISH UPPER CLASSES and Russian aristocracy, in search of sun, made the city of Nice, on France’s Mediterranean coast, their winter playground in the late 19th century. Most of the city’s pale or pastel-colored buildings date from that Belle Époque … Continue reading
Posted in FRANCE, TRAVEL
Tagged Art Deco, Belle Epoque, Chagall, Cimiez, Cours Saleya, Ephrussi de Rothschild, garden, Le Safari, Matisse, museums, Nice, Nice Garden Hotel, Promenade des Anglais, salad Nicoise, Vieux Ville, Villa Massena, Villa Victoria
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