"Nice, France - Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur" Nice by al_mary


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Nice - Niça or Nissa - Nizza


** In November 2005 We Visited The French Riviera **
(our home base hotel was in Nice)

Nice, in Occitan: Nica or Nissa, in Italian: Nizza, is a city in
southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between
Marseille and Genoa.

Henri Matisse, who made his home in Nice, said, "Though
the light is intense, it's also soft and tender." The city has,
on the average, 300 days of sunshine a year.

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The Food


Local food culture, which includes pissaladiere
a pie with onions and anchovies paste; socca,
a kind of pancake made from chickpea flour;
bouillabaisse and fish soup; "Stockfish", that
is traditionally prounounced as "Stoquefiche",
with farcis, vegetables stuffed with breadcrumbs,
and salade nicoise, a tomato salad with green
peppers of the "Corne" breed, baked eggs, tuna
or anchovies, and olives ......

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  • citizen104 Mar 23, 2010 at 2:07 PM Report Abuse

    Nice picture of the railway station, but can you tell me where can you park a car at the Nice railway station or anywhere near by??

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    angiebabe Jan 9, 2008 at 3:43 PM Report Abuse

    Lovely photos of the place thanks and useful tips.Happy New Year!

  • sara_b May 10, 2007 at 4:58 AM Report Abuse

    How much were you short changed, perhaps it was the cover charge for the jazz. Not a lesson for tourist, a lesson for everybody, but it happens. It has happened to me in the States too.

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    Manara Oct 6, 2006 at 9:58 AM Report Abuse

    Good informative page, and Boccaccio is one of my two favourite restaurants in Nice!

  • mimijohns Aug 16, 2006 at 1:35 PM Report Abuse

    These chips are fabulous! We bought ours at the LeClerc supermaché outside of Cahors. They will be the first thing we look for on our next trip to France. Just another thing the French do so well!

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    Aafia May 3, 2006 at 6:13 PM Report Abuse

    Thanks for the NIce tips. I'm heading there next week. I've added some of your shopping tips to my folder. Can't wait. Afia

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    lluis3 Feb 19, 2006 at 2:54 AM Report Abuse

    Mary and Al, Bar des Oiseaux changed owner last Christmas, the bar is still there but the atmosphere is not the same. Not a jazz place anymore. :-(. Lluis

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    NiceLife Dec 10, 2005 at 2:00 AM Report Abuse

    Good to see you had busy time in Nice. I see you like to make the most of things. Most excellent.

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