Nice, France, along the Côte d'Azur - the complete movie
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We are taking you to Nice along the beautiful shores of the French Riviera. We will walk the little lanes and look at some shops, we will show you the beach, the open market Cours Saleya and bring you on a walking tour through the old town. We will be spending three days in Nice, because there is so much to see in the city and also in the nearby towns along the Côte d'Azur. This is a longer version of three previously uploaded movies.
The south coast of France along the sunny Mediterranean Sea is one of the world’s most beautiful destinations dotted with colorful seaside towns and inland villages. You'll find that Nice makes the perfect home base from which you can easily reach those other destinations like Cannes and Monaco. Nice has got the biggest collection of hotels, it's got a wonderful old town, a very attractive new town, great transportation with the tram and the major train station and just a beautiful place to be.
One of the great street markets of France is located here in the wide Cours Saleya. This plaza features fresh produce and flowers throughout the day and many the stalls are open right into the early evening, except on Mondays when it becomes an antique market and some other used goods peddled by colorful vendors.
Just inland from the Cours Saleya you'll find the Old Town of Nice. For many visitors it will be the highlight of the city, wandering through these narrow pedestrian lanes lined with historic buildings and shops, lots of restaurants, bars, town squares with fountains and statues, a church here and there. It's just a great spot to explore and hang out. The old town consists of narrow labyrinths, not really streets, more of a maze with blocks of shops of every kind along these narrow twisting lanes.
The old town of Nice is something very special - not so much because of historic monuments or great churches or important single buildings that are inside the old town, but just the total atmosphere, the environment, the simple walking lanes, the shops and the people. There are actual locals living here, there are kids out playing, the residents are upstairs looking down from their windows and you really get a feeling of community here, of authenticity, especially in the off-season when it's not too crowded with tourists walking through the lanes - that helps quite a bit.
You'll find souvenir shops with the typical Provençal items especially the colorful fabrics and the pottery. There's also lots of food in the stores, go for the cookies maybe. We’re just rolling along together, this is part of our visit to the south of France a small group of us traveling together and sharing in the sites.
We especially enjoyed the local cuisine of this casual restaurant. They specialize in crepes and socca and salads and that's really all you need for a very nice lunch. Creperie Breton.
We're also going to have a look at the very attractive downtown of Nice. We'll take you down the main shopping street, show you some of the side lanes and do a little winetasting.
You'll obviously take time to explore Nice’ s main commercial Street, Avenue Jean Medicin, stretching about 10 blocks from Place Massena north to the train station and packed with many boutiques and anchored at the lower end by the large department store, Galleries Lafayette.
This is the kind of really local and authentic neighborhood that's often overlooked by typical guidebooks and video tours, but this is really part of the heart and soul of Nice. This is where locals hang out, where they go shopping, where they get a bite to eat, go to the café, have a beer, which makes it a good place for shopping and for people-watching.
It's so amazing how these pedestrian streets have transformed the cities of Europe. Just a decade ago these kinds of streets would've been filled with cars and trucks in pollution and noise, and the movement swept through the continent to convert these little streets in the heart of the town into pedestrian malls.
Then we're taking you to an evening viewpoint to watch the sunset along the shore, and then up to the top of Castle Hill for a spectacular view looking down over the town.
To get this view you walk along the east end of the waterfront promenade on the Quais des Etats Unit, and to the end you'll have this rocky outcrop with a terrace, with a commanding view looking back along the pebbly beach of Nice.
See more Nice movies in our playlist • Nice, France and Monaco
A video that is worth watching.Good luck and God bless always.Greetings from the Philippines...Merci beaucoup France❤💗💖
Thank you for this video and the information. Excellent documentation!
Very nicely put together thank you. Your commentary would do any TV travel show justice. Well done.
DENNIS...ton "materiel" m`a fait une enorme impression..SUPER..Cordialement...
this brings back Memories..I spent many Summers in my Youth and Winter Breaks too in Cannes and Nice where my Dad had bought an appartment-condo.
Thank you so much for your wonderful tour and enriching narration ☺️ Blessings 🙏🏼✨🌎
amazing film! i have to lead a group of tourists to Nice next month and I have never been there. this is great help!
+Anne Bandelier I'm so glad to hear the video will be useful for you -- that is why I am making travel movies. You can learn more about Nice and other parts of Provence on my tour website: toursbytrain.com/Mediterranean-2017-tour.html
Roman Holiday During the Roman Empire, life was centered on the hill behind Nice, in Cimiez which is now the chic residential quarter. Head up to the Jardins de Cimiez today and you’ll find the ancient Roman coliseum, which once entertained with gladiators, the ruins of an immense Roman bath complex, a 500-year-old olive grove, and a still-operating monastery.
Great video thanks Dennis!
Absolutely Charming!
Nice view talaga😍❤️
Original Nike-Town During the Greek Empire in 500BC, the hill above the Old Town was named Nike, which is Greek for ‘victory’, making Nice the original Nike-Town. During its multi-century Italian period it was called Nizza, and since becoming French just 150 years ago, it is called Nice. The people of Nice are Niçoise, like the famous salad, and have their own dialect called Nissart.O
I don't know how adequately to thank you for this beautiful clip. It seems you have focused your camera on everything worth seeing in Nice.
Nirmal Kr Bhattacharya, Kolkata
Enjoying
I was there it was amazing city ❤️💜
Wonderful. So enjoyable, pleasant, relaxing and informative. Thank you!
Thanks
I can ses Myself being enamored by the outdoor malls as a kid.
Love this! You explain so well!
Love your videos Dennis... They make me very happy!!!! Cheers!!!
Feliz, feliz Natal, que nos traz de volta as ilusões da infância, recorda ao idoso os prazeres da juventude e transporta o viajante de volta à própria lareira e à tranquilidade do seu lar.
j'aime la france😍
Lovely!
Great video thanks for sharing
Amazing!!
wowow! amazing place, loved the whole tour you did, explaining, all very well, congratulations!
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Great video thanks Dennis. I was lucky to find and watch your video before my visit to Nice last week. That helped me a lot in planning the places to visit thus targeting the best of my time. I loved Nice , st Paul de vence, Eze, Beaulieu sur mer and Cap ferrat . I would like to join your group in case organising tours to Japan.
Nice Day , NICE bravo , Thanks
Love your videos! Thanks!!!
very nice video.
I'm remembering your videos now that I'm on vacation here in Nice. Enjoyed St. Paul yesterday, found Antibes today to be a bit too ritzy for my taste. It was nice to see the Picasso works though. Probably have enjoyed Old Town Nice the most.
I was just there in October. Thanks for the upload.
Hi what's the weather like around that time of year there? Im heading there at the end of August in my camper with the motorcycle, planning on touring around parking the van outside the towns and using the motorcycle to enjoy the towns and roads up the hills
I wish I was there! Love it! Ooooooh free wine tastings! (at the 29:00 minute mark)
Vacances romaines Pendant l'Empire romain, la vie était centrée sur la colline derrière Nice, à Cimiez qui est aujourd'hui le quartier résidentiel chic. Dirigez-vous vers les Jardins de Cimiez aujourd'hui et vous trouverez l'ancien colisée romain, qui autrefois accueillait des gladiateurs, les ruines d'un immense complexe thermal romain, une oliveraie vieille de 500 ans et un monastère toujours en activité.
Wowwwwww..........sir u made every time nice videos...........thankuuuuuuuu so much...........
Thank you
Nice! All your Nice videos put together. :)
wowow! endroit incroyable, aimé toute la tournée que vous avez fait, en expliquant, très bien, félicitations!
Fabian Pérez
I have to visit Nice. Hoping to do a tour of France soon; Marseille, Nice, Cannes, Saint -Tropez, all along the French riviera ( Côte d'Azur), Monaco, Lovely video, thsnks for sharing.
Don't forget to add Menton and Eze on your list ! Greetings from Nice :)
Those men doing the wine sampling were gorgeous :) tall, dark and lovely brown eyes. Just the way I like them.
Some of these shots are overcast, also some days with sun !
The beaches have nice white sand during summer.
Nice.
I was there in 2020. Before lockdown of course. Beautiful place. However, keep an eye on people hoping to relieve you of your personal belongings. I went for a walk by myself and I noticed a young lad following me. I was lucky as I managed to stare him out and fix my bag under my coat to the front so no theft occurred. However, he just sat on one of the benches on the promenade waiting for some other unfortunate person.
That's always good advice, anywhere and any time you are traveling.
@@denniscallan
I'm giving your commenters , thumbs ups , great video summary you have made
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meus amigos da bahia ta estudando ai!!!
love your videos, very well researched and planned. The commentary is always interesting and the sights are , of course, interesting and delightful. My one question is , do you always travel with the same group of people? Every video that I have watched I see the same faces. So, is this a great group of friends that always travel together? Or a wonderful travel club that plans long excursions? Which?
+world wanderer Yes, this Nice show and others in the Provence series were made during a group tour that I led in 2014, so yes, the faces are the same. Over the past 25 years I have led about 80 tours through various parts of Europe with many different people, all from Hawaii, so they look Asian/mixed like our local population. Right now I'm in Paris on my way to London, leading another one. Thanks for your comments. See my website for the thousand-video collection.
Estou indo estudar em Nice.
You should probably rename that beatiful waterfront to The Boulevard d’Brexit?.
is allways a little funny also when americans explain Europe greetings !
I thought this was a Rick Steves's show at first.
Je suis en Nice
Daniel 2017 Êtes-vous roumain??
the footage looks old, like the 80's-90's
is that correct?
+Catamaran Channel Not correct. This video was mostly shot in 2012, with a few scenes from 2010. It is very current, edited and narrated this year. None of it is from 80s-90s.
+denniscallan sorry i judged to fast.
great footage, thanks!
denniscallan d
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Well, that's typically what 99.5% of the tourists visit. That Old Town is nice, OK, but it is a tourist trap nonetheless. This way, they missed all the exquisite architecture of old buildings and palaces to be found in the more discreet part of Nice in the hills, especially between Carabacel (Grand Palais ! the former Majestic Hotel !) all the way to Cimiez (former Excelsior Regina hotel). And do it by foot, and explore the nice, quiet streets left and right of the grand boulevards. That's the Nice I discovered in April, and there were zero other tourists to be seen.... You can see some pictures here: www.retroscoop.com/amusement.php?bt=Lees+meer&artikel=281 It is the (dutch) introduction to an inventory I'm making of "all" the hotels there used to be in Nice before 1980. The two first parts are also on that website, still two more parts to go. There is also an article on the famous Ruhl Hotel, far more elegant than the somewhat "bling-bling" Negresco, but unfortunately destroyed in the 1970's. Nice was so breathtakingly interesting and "nice" that I can't wait to go back next year :) But not in the old town !
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Leider kann ich nicht mehr kommen dein mario scrofani
Laura Seitz doppel
Extreme regret
at 24:46 its not a political demonstration its a labor demonstration for workers right
...or as normal people call them, a political demonstration.
It never ceases to amaze me how many dumb asses smoke in other countries. Suicidal people.. Sad..