What to do around your hotel Le Royal in Nice?
The must-sees in Nice
In 2021, Nice will be listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site, as a “Riviera winter resort town”. Unesco is highlighting the exceptional character of its architecture, vegetation and international cultural influences. It's a truly exceptional town that we invite you to discover.
Old Nice
A colorful village within the city, Vieux Nice is an attractive, bustling district. Thanks to the ingenuity of its urban planning and architecture, it is naturally air-conditioned. Old Nice is the heart of cultural life, and keeps traditions alive.
The majesty of Place Garibaldi rubs shoulders with the popular market of Cours Saleya, where socca is enjoyed with a singing accent. Discover the Palais Lascaris, the Opera House and Sainte-Séparate Cathedral. You could spend a hundred years wandering the neighborhood, and you'd never have seen the last of it.
Castle Hill, overlooking the Baie des Anges
Occupied since Neolithic times, the hill is the birthplace of Nice. The castle that has dominated it since the Middle Ages is now in ruins after a thousand years of existence, but has given way to a 19-hectare park for families to explore. A wooden castle has replaced the fortress, much to the delight of children. The view, for its part, remains magical.
The port of Nice and its pointus boats
Nice's pointus, those famous little colorful boats with pointed hulls and prows, are descended from the old Ligurian and Catalan boats. In Nice's old port, you can still find 80 of these traditional fishing boats, the oldest of which is over 100 years old. Today, they are no longer in operation, and all are motorized, but their typical charm still fascinates and gives the old port its identity.
Cours Saleya
The Cours Saleya is one of the city's not-to-be-missed landmarks. Its architecture bears witness to its rich social past. In the past, it was here that the floats of the Nice Carnival were held. Always lively, it hosts a market recognized as one of the most picturesque in France. It is above all its flower market that makes its reputation.
Place Masséna
Despite its two centuries of existence, the Place Masséna has lost none of its superb character. Recognizable by its checkerboard floor and majestic red facades, it remains a cultural and social landmark, and today hosts the Carnival floats. Created in 1840, before the city's annexation by France, its construction was part of an initiative by the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia to beautify the city.
Architecture that stands the test of time
A city that is constantly reinventing itself, adapting to the times without ever losing its identity, Nice has been enriched by a variety of majestic architectural styles, in step with artistic movements. The ancient palaces of the 18th century were precursors of Baroque art in their day.
As for the city's most beautiful monuments, they are the product of the Art Nouveau movement of the Belle Epoque. Art Deco also left its mark on 4,000 buildings. Today, contemporary art is in the limelight, with numerous museums dedicated to it.
