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Nice is the seat of the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Nice Côte d'Azur, which manages the Port of Nice. Investors from France and abroad can benefit from the assistance of the Côte d'Azur Economic Development Agency Team Côte d'Azur. Nice has one conference centre: the Palais des Congrès Acropolis.
The county inside modern France. The County of Nice (French: Comté de Nice / Pays Niçois; Italian: Contea di Nizza / Paese Nizzardo; Niçard Occitan: Comtat de Niça / País Niçard) is a historical region of France located around the southeastern city of Nice and roughly equivalent to the modern arrondissement of Nice .
Statistics [3] Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (French: Aéroport Nice Côte d'Azur) ( IATA: NCE, ICAO: LFMN) is an international airport located 3.2 NM (5.9 km; 3.7 mi) southwest [2] of Nice, in the Alpes-Maritimes department of France. It is the third busiest airport in France and serves as a focus city for Air France and an operating base for easyJet.
1543 - Siege of Nice by Turkish forces. [1] 1545 - Pont-Vieux, Nice [ fr] (bridge) rebuilt. 1561 - Italian replaces Latin as official language of Nice. 1564 - Major earthquake. [3] 1650/85 - Nice Cathedral constructed. [2] 1706 - Castle of Nice demolished by Duke of Berwick by command of Louis XIV.
The Nice tram ( French: Tramway de Nice Italian: Tram di Nizza) is a 27.5-kilometre (17.1 mi), triple-line tram in the city of Nice in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is operated by the Société nouvelle des transports de l'agglomération niçoise division of Transdev [1] under the name Lignes d'azur. Opened on 24 November 2007, it ...
The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Nice ( French: Basilique Notre-Dame de Nice) is a Roman Catholic basilica situated on the Avenue Jean Médecin in the centre of Nice, in France. It is built in the Neo-Gothic architectural tradition. The basilica, built between 1864 and 1868, was designed by Louis Lenormand and is the largest church in Nice, [2 ...
1650. Completed. 1949. Nice Cathedral ( French: Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Marie et Sainte-Réparate de Nice) is a Catholic cathedral located in the city of Nice in southern France . The cathedral is the seat of the Diocese of Nice. The construction of the main part of the current cathedral's body started in 1650 and finished in 1685. [1]
The Castle of Nice was a military citadel. Built at the top of a hill, it stood overlooking the bay of Nice from the 11th century to the 18th century. It was besieged several times, especially in 1543 and in 1691, before it was taken by French troops in 1705 and finally destroyed in 1706 by command of Louis XIV . Nowadays, Castle Hill is used ...