Nice

Nice is a fantastic seaside city, situated on the south coast of France. Once of its most famous features is the Promenade d'Anglais, a wide promenade on the seafront, reminiscent of English seaside town promenades (hence the name!). 

The old town (Vieux Nice) is a beautiful, colourful network of narrow streets and alleyways with picturesque houses, shops and squares. The Colline du Chateau offers great views over the city, including the old town and harbour.

Inside the city, a tram service operates, linking the train and bus stations with the university and town centre. There is also a well developed bus system which operates throughout the city, and is very reasonable in price. There is no metropolitan railway, as much of the city is accessible on foot or by any of the many bus services. 

A new public bicycle system has been introduced, called Velo Bleu. Similarly to the Paris system, this allows people to borrow a public bicycle for up to 30 minutes free of charge, which is more than enough to reach most parts of the city. 

The easiest way to reach Nice from outside is by train. The city is served by a direct line to Paris, as well as local routes to Cannes, Ventimiglia and Monte Carlo. The direct service to/from Paris takes around 6 hours. International services also travel from Nice to Italian cities including Milan, Genoa, Rome and Venice.