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Tag Archives: French Riviera
Postcards from Southern France: Favourite places in Nice & around
With this article I close the blog suite Postcards from the Southern France. I wrote down everything we saw in Nice and around to well preserve the memories of ten beautiful days of summer holidays. We captured almost everything that … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Cannes, Côte d'Azur, French Riviera, Monaco, Nice, Provence
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Postcards from Southern France: Nice in a nutshell
The French city of Nice is well known for its particular charm and privileged location. The city looks to the sea from the Mediterranean coast, sitting with the mountains behind. Although the summers may look hot to some tourists, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art Deco, Côte d'Azur, France, French Riviera, neoclassical, Nice
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Postcards from Southern France: Masséna Square in Nice
The Masséna Square is right in the centre of Nice and is one of the largest squares in the city. It is a genuine Mediterranean plaza, which sums-up the cultural identity of the city. The Square unifies the Old and … Continue reading
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Tagged Apollo, Côte d'Azur, Earth, French Riviera, Greek mythology, Jaume Plensa, Mars, Masséna Square, Mercury, Nice, Saturn, Venus
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Postcards from Southern France: Nice’s Prom du Paillon
Nice’s Promenade du Paillon or shorter Prom du Paillon is a large green corridor linking the National Theatre area with the Promenade des Anglais on the seacoast. Being known as an urban park covering 12 ha, it was built on … Continue reading
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Tagged Côte d'Azur, French Riviera, Masséna Place, Nice, Paillon, Promenade du Paillon
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Postcards from Southern France: Nice’s Promenade des Anglais
Without doubt Nice’s Promenade des Anglais is the iconic worldwide image of the city. The Promenade is a palm-lined walkway, which goes parallel with the Nice’s coast, from the eastern end of the city to the airport, a path of … Continue reading
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Tagged Côte d'Azur, France, French Riviera, Negresco Hotel, neoclassic, Nice, Promenade des Anglais
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Postcards from Southern France: Nice’s Courthouse Place
The Courthouse Palace along with the Rusca Palace and its Clock Tower are the most attractive buildings of the Courthouse Place, which is at a walking distance between Cours Saleya and Place Masséna in Nice, France. The Courthouse Palace is … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Côte d'Azur, Courthouse Place, French Riviera, Nice, Rusca Clock Tower, Rusca Palace, Southern France
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Postcards from Southern France: Notre-Dame Basilica in Nice
The Notre -Dame Basilica is the largest church in Nice and is located in the city centre. It was built in the 19th century and designed by architect Louis Lenormand, in Neo-Gothic style. The Neo-Gothic style was a response to … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Côte d'Azur, French Riviera, Murillo, Neo-gothic, Nice, Notre-Dame Basilica, stained-glass
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Postcards from Southern France: Handcrafted Provençal ceramics
A land of amazing mix of vivid colours and contrasts, Provence is well mirrored in its traditional crafts, which are well alive, particularly in the Old Nice area. Utility ceramics is as old as humankind. It is one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Côte d'Azur, ceramic, cicada, crafts, French Riviera, handcrafts, Mediterranean, Nice, Picasso, pottery, Provençal, Provence
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Postcards from Southern France: Nice’s prestigious Lycée Masséna
While heading from Place Garibaldi to Place Massena, in Nice, one cannot miss an impressive Belle Époque building. It is the Lycée Masséna, one of the most beautiful buildings next to the Place Masséna. Architect Henri Ebrard designed the building. … Continue reading
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Tagged Belle Époque, Côte d'Azur, France, French Riviera, Henri Ebrard, Lycée Masséna, Nice
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