Location:
The location is magic. Its central position means that whichever way you turn outside the building you are only seconds or minutes away from most amenities. Step outside and turn right to shop next door at Chanel. Continue to walk along the Zone Pietonne (pedestrian) area and watch the street entertainment. At the end of the Pietonne area you are in the Place Massena with the famous Galleries Laffayette and the Avenue Jean Medecin - the main shopping strip of Nice. Turn left and at the bottom of the street cross the Albert 1er gardens to walk into the old town, and visit the Cours Saleya with its famous flower market, or go right and promenade along the beach. Around the apartment are a large variety of restaurants for all tastes and pockets. The old town is also well known for its diverse range of restaurants and art. A short walk takes you to the bus stations with destinations such as Cannes, Monaco, Menton, Grasse. The train station is a short tram ride or 10 minutes walk away.
Getting there:
Nice Airport - Take the airport shuttle from bay 1 at Terminal 1 or Bay 5 at Terminal 2 (current cost 4.00euros) to Nice Centre. Admire the Bay des Anges on your right as the bus travels down the Promenade des Anglais. Take the first stop (Albert 1er) immediately after the bus turns left off the Promenade (Park on the corner). Cross the park and you are at the end of Rue Paradis. Walk 20 metres and you are at your destination.
By taxi - cost around 25-30 euro.
By Car: Take exit 50 from the A8 to Nice Centre Promenade des Anglais. Follow the Promenade des Anglais for approx 5 km. Move to the left hand lane just after the Negresco, turn sharp left by the Hotel Meridian just before the Gardens, the entrance to the underground parking is on the right just before the Eurocar depot. This is just before Rue Paradis.
Events in or around Nice:
Winter skiing is a bus journey away.
Feb : Nice Carnival.
May: Cannes Film Festival.
May: Monaco Grand Prix.
June: The Sacred Music Festival.
July: Nice Jazz Festival. Inspired by the more famous American jazz artistes. This unique international jazz festival, attracts some of the greatest names in the incomparable setting of the centuries old olive-grove and Roman Arena of Cimiez.
August: Musicalia – Free events every Weds and Saturday evening at the Théâtre de Verdure
September: Rencontres de Jazz Traditional de Nice' - New Orleans jazz music
Free concerts, dance shows, painting exhibitions, short films, second hand collectors record sales
Festival Créol includes concerts, debates, exhibitions on the theme - Culture et l’Art de Vivre Créole. Also dancing and rhythms in streets and on beach. Nice Milatary Tatoo.
Other Activities:
Cafe life, People watching, Beach volleyball, horse racing at the Hippodrome Cagnes-sur-Mer
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