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A red building with a sign reading 'L'AIGLE D'OR' and a yellow building with a dome. 2
A building facade with a sign reading 'DIVO JACOLO MAJORI APOSTOLI.' 3
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Old Nice: 800 years of a carnival DE l'Histoire

By Aleksandra Savigny - Specimina Nicea
Free cancellation available
Price is £24 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h 15m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Multiple languages

Overview

We are convinced that God created Nice last, after having given birth to divine wonders but still remaining divinely Unsatisfied.

Nowadays, not seeing Nice and the French Riviera exclusively as an image of a postcard – idyllic and dreamed of by the whole world – is no small matter. Because the city of Nice – as alpine as it is maritime – is not limited to the caressing yellow of the sun or the blue azure of the murmuring sea, like the famous garment that does not make the monk. Such an approach requires a sensitive and receptive curiosity.

Warning: a high risk of alpine avalanches of laughter and Mediterranean heat waves (human, of course).

Remember, God created Nice last for a good reason. Let's find out together.

Everyone is welcome for this divine Nice co-adventure.

Activity location

  • Place Garibaldi
    • 1 Place Garibaldi, Place Garibaldi
    • 06300, Nice, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Place Garibaldi
    • Place Garibaldi
    • 06300, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Discover Old Nice EN 2h

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 15 minutes2h 15m
    2h 15m
  • French

Discover Old Nice EN 2h: Old Nice: 800 years of a carnival DE l'Histoire EN 2h

Language options: French
Price details
£23.99 x 1 Adult£23.99
Total
Price is £23.99

Экскурсия по Старой Ницце

  • Activity duration is 2 hours and 15 minutes2h 15m
    2h 15m
  • Russian

Экскурсия по Старой Ницце: Старый город Ниццы : 800 лет карнавала Истории за 2 часа

Language options: Russian
Price details
£23.99 x 1 Adult£23.99
Total
Price is £23.99

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Admission fee

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
    • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
    • Not recommended for travellers with reduced mobility. Please contact us to find an alternative route solution.
    • Please wear comfortable shoes, preferably non-slip, as the tiles and pavers covering Old Nice can be slippery.
    • Please also provide a bottle of water.
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Place Garibaldi

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket included
Ground zero DE our visit. Your Guide will welcome you to this square – the oldest gran DE place DE la ville – to immerse you in the bath – DE la mer et DE l’Histoire-Mother – of this place embraced by God. Prepare to meet DE hunter-gatherers, Greek sailors, Roman inhabitants, Dukes of Savoy and many more. Benvengut!

Rue de la Croix

  • 5m
Would you like to know more about the Palais Lascaris, the heroine Catherine Ségurane and the white penitents, but you are eager to avoid the beaten track? Nothing could be easier: follow us.

Centre du Patrimoine - Le Senat

  • 3m
A beautiful 17th century building, which once housed the workplace of the strongest men in the Nice world, and which later provided asylum for those in need. But in between: death sentences were pronounced there. What a storey!

Rue Droite (Pass by)

The high street of medieval Old Nice. We'll just walk through it, because otherwise, you'll probably not hear your guide... and completely block the way. What a shame!

Rue Benoît Bunico

  • 5m
How lucky we are to be able to move freely on this street, unlike people from the Jewish community in the Middle Ages. This street was once their ghetto. Let us learn more about their lives, in tribute to all those persecuted, once as today.

Rue Mascoinat

  • 3m
Do we always eat well in Nice? No surprise! However, this has not always been the case... Don't come on an empty stomach!

Rue Colonna d'Istria

  • 10m
Want to know more about the 3rd most beautiful square (and 1st according to Specimina Academica) in the city of Nice, but you still prefer to hear your guide without being hustled by lovers of the best ice in the city? Let’s cross Rossetti Square together and stand behind the Cathedral of the Holy Repair. A moment of freshness and crisp anecdotes is guaranteed. I promise. Swore.

Rue Place Vieille

  • 5m
Since earlier, your guide feels your eagerness to immerse yourself in the life of Nice, ordinary and therefore authentic. Here we are! Discover the history of Nice’s religious life and its baroque gems, while staying out of sight. The church of Gèsu speaks to you, even if you do not yet know how to listen to it. This is Nice. That is so.

Rue du Malonat

  • 5m
We wouldn't want to scare you, but be prepared for the encounter with the Black Death, the executioner of Nice... and don’t forget to bring your dirty laundry to immerse it in the last wash house in town.

Rue de la Préfecture

  • 8m
When you see which medieval building exactly became the last refuge of a great Niccolò Paganini, you will be shocked by the sumptuous Palace of the Sardinian Kings located a stone's throw away. But it's probably in your ropes.

Esplanade Pompidou

  • 10m
It's been two hours since you've seen the sea. Because you missed our beautiful sea so much, here we are. But watch out! You have definitely left the medieval perimeter of the city of Nice and are now on the edge of the City of New Brunswick. Setting foot on the Promenade des Anglais, you will enter the most recent part of the History of Old Nice. Keep it up! May God keep you in this discovery of novelty...

Opera de Nice

  • 5m
How beautiful is our Opera... Too bad she's not looking at the sea. But across the street, look, right across the street. Right here. The wonderful late Baroque style church of Saint-François-de-Paule. She's looking at the sea. Or she's watching the opera. It's up to you!

Les Ponchettes

  • 15m
It's been two hours since you've seen the sea. Because you missed our beautiful sea so much, here we are. But watch out! EN setting foot on the Promenade des English, you will enter the most recent part DE the History of Old Nice. Keep it up! God forbid you DE in this discovery of novelty...

Location

Activity location

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    Place Garibaldi
    • 1 Place Garibaldi, Place Garibaldi
    • 06300, Nice, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Place Garibaldi
    • Place Garibaldi
    • 06300, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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