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Nice. Nice, a beautiful & sunny city. 300 days of sunshine per year 5th biggest city in France Top tourist city in France after Paris with 4 million visitors annually 2 nd largest airport in France after Paris 500 000 inhabitants, 1/3 of whom are under the age of 30
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Nice, a beautiful & sunny city • 300 days of sunshine per year • 5th biggest city in France • Top tourist city in France after Paris with 4 million visitors annually • 2nd largest airport in France after Paris • 500 000 inhabitants, 1/3 of whom are under the age of 30 • Top cruise port in France
Accessibility In town • A brand new tramway links the city’s northern & eastern districts via the city centre • Buses provide connections to: • all parts of the city • airport • many other amazing Provencal villages such as Saint Paul de Vence, Eze village… Nice is connected to…. • Corsica by boat in 4 hours (Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi & Ile Rousse) • Grasse and its world renown perfumes factories (35 minutes) • Menton’s delicate handmade, colorful lemon & orange festival (by car 40 minutes) • The glassworks of Biot (15 minutes) • Monte Carlo & Cannes in 7 minutes or Saint-Tropez in 20 minutes by helicopter • About a hundred destinations in 30 countries in Europe, in the Middle East and North America (60 regular airlines plus charter) connected to Nice airport, the 2nd busiest in France
Nice & its meeting facilities Prestigious venues in Nice • Colline du Chateau (2 500 persons) • Opera house (1 100 persons) • Chateau de Crémat (500 persons) • Chagall museum (220 persons) • Chateau du Bellet (95 persons) Prestigious venues around Nice • Chateau de la Napoule (800 persons) • Chateau de Vaugrenier (250 persons) • Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Beaulieu • La Citadelle de Villefranche sur Mer (Medieval fort) Acropolis • Among the world’s 10 best convention centres • Just 7 km from the Nice Côte d’Azur International airport • Modular 30 000 m² convention exhibition complex Other major meeting facilities • Studios Riviera, former film maker studio “La Victorine” (70 000 m²) • Modern concert hall Palais Nikaïa (7 000 persons) • Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (550 persons) • Parc Phoenix, botanical gardens (293 persons) • Airport business centre (250 persons) • Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art (230 persons)
Nice’s leisure choices • 15 museums & galleries(including Matisse & Chagall) • 3 theatres & 1 Opera house • 7 cinemas • 13 dancing • large pedestrian shopping districts Do not miss the seasonal activities… • February: carnival & flower parades • April: Nice International semi-marathon • June: the famous Iron man race in June • July: Nice Jazz Festival Available all year long • 10 parks & gardens • Nice Phoenix park the world largest greenhouse with 7 computer-controlled climatic zones • The original & animated daily flower market in the old part of town (cours Saleya) • 30 churches & monuments
Incentive activities • Wine tasting at the Bellet area • Treasure Hunt in the Old Town Cours Saleya • Regatta experience on the Mediterranean sea • Trecking in the in lands – 45 min away • Ski resorts in just an hour drive • Helicopter sight seeing • Canyoning/rafting • Sensational Via Ferrata Experience • Mountain biking Photo Credits: Tourism Office of Nice