Nice: Neighborhoods

Promenade des Anglais The wide, four-mile-long “La Prom” is perfect for biking, alfresco dining, strolling, and people-watching from the ubiquitous blue chairs that line the Baie des Anges waterfront.

Vieux Nice The atmospheric streets of Old Nice, lined by pastel yellow- and ochre-colored buildings, compose the city’s historic core, which today teem with shops, restaurants, bars, and markets.

Quai des Etats-Unis / Le Château The scenic “La Prom” strip, which becomes Quai des Etats-Unis on its eastern end, unfolds between View Nice and the rocky hill known as Le Château.

Central Nice Unfolding north of Promenade des Anglais’ eastern edge, this modernized commercial city center bustles with shopping strips, hotels, plazas, and the main train station.

Cimiez An affluent residential neighborhood in northeast Nice, Cimiez lays claim to lavish villas, fantastic museums, a Franciscan monastery, and ruins dating back to ancient Rome.

Vieux Port The animated, Italianesque Old Port offers scenic harbor vistas over both massive yachts and tiny fishing boats. Come for a pleasant stroll or to dine at one of the seafood restaurants.