Events in or around Nice:
LOOK the Tourist board website for details...December is wonderful in Nice the city is relaxed and romantic full of xmas decoration, loads of snowy Christmas threes and people selling handcraft. The famous Carnival is on in February. In April Easter parades semi marathon & regatta. May, family Fete Monaco, Grand Prix and Cannes film festival, June festival. In July the amazing Jazz festival, Bastille Day. Aug lots of musical nights, Sept. Intl Festival of Military Music, Oct Blues festival and much more
Day trips can include;:
Monaco/ Monte Carlo by train 20 minutes. All Fridays Ventimiglia Market in Italy the famous buzz market with loads of leather goods and more for a good price. For art lovers many great museum near by like: Chagall, Matisse, St Paul de Vence old mountain village with many little art galleries is a must. Fondation Maeght, 40mins) and winter skiing in Isola 2000 (1hr30mins)
Local ferry to Cannes and the Isles de Lerins (famous for the Man in the Iron Mask), or the fast ferry to Corsica, both from the Port in Nice.
Local Skiing:
Winter skiing is easy from Nice;,Valberg, Auron and Isola 2000 is a large modern resort, very popular, with good lifts and well maintained runs. It is 2,000 metres high and usually has good snow from before Xmas to April. It's about 1hr30mins drive from Nice. Ski-bus service is from the GARE Nice (train station) 2 min. walk from our apartment). Auron, Valberg, Greolieres, and a number of smaller resorts are lower altitude and hence have snow for a shorter time is about the same distance from Nice. Limone in Italy is a prettier skiing area, about 2hour drive from Nice.
Other Activities:
Just down the road on the beach is' WATER SPORT', great FUN and EXCITEMENT