Nice is a city in southern France located on the Mediterranean coast, between Marseille and Genoa. The city is a major tourist center and a leading resort on the French Riviera.

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Population: 345,000
• There were settlements in the Nice area approximately 400,000 years ago: the site of Terra Amata shows one of the earliest uses of fire and construction of houses.
• Mediterranean seaport and major resort city near Monaco and Italy
• Traditions are still alive, especially in the folk music and the dances. The most famous is the farandole.

SIGHTS AND ATTRACTIONS

• Vieille Ville (Old Town), This historic part of Nice feels like a medieval village with narrow streets curving between old buildings with red-tile roofs, small restaurants and open-markets.
• Monastere de Cimiez
• Promenade des Anglais and Quai des États-Unis (boulevard runs along beach and Bay of Angels on one side, luxury hotels and mansions on the other)
• Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art