There are plenty of flight options from the United Kingdom to Nice, France, including London, Birmingham, Liverpool and Manchester. Nice’s airport is the Nice C’te d’Azur International Airport. The airport has two terminals. The flight options make Nice a great place to take a holiday or mini break.
Nice is France’s leading resort on its Riviera, located about halfway between Monaco and Cannes. Because of the proximity of Nice to Monaco, Nice’s airport also serves as the airport for the tiny city-state. Nice among France’s most popular tourist destinations as well as its fifth largest city. With a population of approximately 350,000 inhabitants, Nice also has large populations of Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese immigrants.
Blue skies and turquoise waters flanked by exquisite sandy beaches make Nice a premier travel destination. The entire area gets very crowded every May during the Cannes Film Festival. And besides the film festival at Cannes, Nice offers its Carnaval de Nice and a Jazz Festival as well. Throughout the year, Nice is famed for its nightlife.
Visitors flock to Nice for its mild Mediterranean climate. Rainfall and snow are rare in Nice. The summers are hot and dry, the spring is windy and fall and winter are mild. The beautiful weather is one of the main reasons Nice is so popular with tourists.
Another popular spot in Nice is the Promenade of the English located along the Mediterranean Sea. The citizens of Nice take great pride in the promenade, which is home to many hotels, shops and restaurants. Take a short walk away from the promenade to the Place Massena, the city’s main square, which truly looks Mediterranean with its Italian architecture and red tiled roof buildings.
Many of Nice’s annual calendars of public celebrations take place at the Place Massena. These include the national holiday Bastille Day on July 14. Other attractive public squares tourists should see in Nice include the Place Garibaldi, the Place Rosetti, the governmental center at the Place du Palais, and the Cours Saleya. The Cours Saleya affords a bustling flower market, and the courts of law are to be found in the Place du Palais, also a popular area for nighttime entertainment for tourists and locals alike. The Place Rossetti is also popular for its nightlife.
In addition to its outdoor charms, Nice has also several art museums, wonderful shopping and fine dining. Local ingredients like olive oil, fish, fruits and vegetables play a big role in the cuisine of Nice. Bouillabaisse and ratatouille are among the well known specialties in Nice.
There are plenty of dining options, from quaint home cooked meal type restaurants to fine, formal dining. Whatever you choose, you will not be disappointed, as the fresh, local ingredients make Nice cuisine a true pleasure in dining. If local cuisine does not interest you, there are options for foreign cuisine dining available as well.
Whether it’s the glamour, the beaches, the shopping, watching for celebrities, culture, nightlife, or great food, Nice has something to offer every traveler. Book your trip to Nice today.