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 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

Local map

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…

Accessibility

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

February: carnival & flower parades April: Nice International semi-marathon

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

June: the famous Iron man race in June July: Nice Jazz Festival

Do not miss the seasonal activities…

Available all year long

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