Promenade des Anglais
- Address:Quai du Commerce, Nice
- Admission:Free
The Promenade des Anglais (Walk of the English) stretches along the seafront between the beach and the road. It is constantly busy with promenaders, dog-walkers, joggers, cyclists, skaters and sight-seers sitting on the iconic blue chairs to enjoy the deep azure of the sea in the Baie des Anges.
In the late 18th century, the English adopted Nice, then a sleepy town, as a place to escape the harsh English winter. One particularly nasty winter, many beggars from northern France drifted south to Nice so the wealthy English put them to work building a beachfront walkway. The City of Nice stepped in to increase the scale of the project. These days the locals just call it The Promenade.
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Excellent. great overview of Nice. Particularly enjoyed getting off to visit Henri Matisse museum.
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Being a 2 person private tour (as there were no other people), we had the priviliege to visit and stop at places in Nice we wanted to see.
A great short tour if you want to see the highlights of Nice in one day
Excellente! very complete information about Nice!
Excellent guide Andreas(not sure if correct spelling) He is very informative with very nice modulated voice and very clear command of the English language. Not boring, very fun to listen to.
Getting There
Just head for the seafront and you'll find yourself on the Promenade des Anglais.
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