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2. Promenade des Anglais - Wikipedia

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   The Promenade was first called the Camin deis Anglés (the English Way) by the Niçois in their native dialect. After the annexation of Nice by France in 1860 it was rechristened La Promenade des Anglais. The Promenade was the site of the team time trial in the 2013 Tour de France, held on 2 July 2013. It was also featured as a start and finish ...

3. Castle of Nice - Wikipedia

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   The Castle of Nice or Colline du Château, 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 ...

4. French Riviera - Wikipedia

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   French Riviera. The French Riviera, known in French as the Côte d'Azur (IPA: [kot dazyʁ]; Provençal: Còsta d'Azur, IPA: [ˈkwɔstɔ daˈzyʀ]; lit. ' Azure Coast'), is the Mediterranean coastline of the southeast corner of France. There is no official boundary, but it is considered to be the coastal area of the Alpes-Maritimes department ...

5. Category:Tourist attractions in Nice - Wikipedia

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   Nice Carnival. Nice Cathedral. Nice Jazz Festival. Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice. Notre-Dame de Nice.

6. Nice - Wikipedia

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   Nice[a] (/ niːs / NEESS; French pronunciation: [nis] ⓘ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million [4][3] on an area of 744 km 2 (287 sq mi). [3] Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern ...

7. Tourism in France - Wikipedia

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   Tourism in France. Tourism in France directly contributed 79.8 billion euros to gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013, 30% of which comes from international visitors and 70% from domestic tourism spending. The total contribution of travel and tourism represents 9.7% of GDP and supports 2.9 million jobs (10.9% of employment) in the country. [ 1 ]

8. Jardin botanique de Nice - Wikipedia

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   Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. Created. 1983. The Jardin botanique de la Ville de Nice (3.5 hectares), also known as the Jardin botanique de Nice, is a municipal botanical garden located at 78 avenue de la Corniche Fleurie, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It is open daily without charge.

9. Palais Lascaris - Wikipedia

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   Room in Palais Lascaris, Nice. The Palais Lascaris is a seventeenth-century aristocratic building in Nice, France.Currently, it is a musical instrument museum. Located in the old town of Nice, it houses a collection of over 500 instruments, which makes it France’s second most important collection [1] after the Musée de la Musique de la Philharmonie in Paris.