{"id":2579,"date":"2022-06-28T07:47:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T07:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richardkarty.org\/view\/?p=2579"},"modified":"2024-03-30T09:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T09:19:26","slug":"nice-cote-dazur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richardkarty.org\/view\/nice-cote-dazur\/","title":{"rendered":"Nice and the C\u00f4te d’Azur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nice and the C\u00f4te d’Azur are the Miami, and Florida, of France, and much of the rest of Europe and especially the UK and Russia. The fifth largest city in France, Nice is a huge vacation draw in itself and its airport is the arrival point for those traveling to fabled C\u00f4te d’Azur destinations such as Monaco, Cannes, St. Tropez and Antibes. Nice looks like Paris painted in pastel sherbet tones, due to the Italian influence that comes from being just a half-hour by car or train from the Italian border, and in fact the region was a part of Italy until 1860 when they voted to join France.<\/p>\n

Index (click on photos to enlarge<\/em>)<\/strong>
\nNice<\/a>
\nSt-Paul-de-Vence<\/a>
\nMonaco<\/a>
\nTowns on the C\u00f4te d’Azur<\/a>
\nThe Marc Chagall Museum<\/a>
\nQuirky special favorites – Les insolites coups de c\u0153ur<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Nice waterfront<\/h3>\n

The wide, glorious Promenade des Anglais (“English Promenade”, 2-6), was first built by the English in the 1820s, when Nice was already a popular vacation destination for the English – less so for the French, who weren’t especially interested in seaside leisure – but there was no paved road or sidewalk along the water, so strolling was a messy affair. Queen Victoria was fond of the C\u00f4te d’Azur and her eight visits triggered a flood of British vacationers and homebuyers which hasn’t diminished since. Nice’s port (8) is not where the cream of the global tax-evading elite park their yachts – they prefer Cannes.<\/p>\n