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Nice ( / niːs / NEESS, French pronunciation: [nis] ⓘ; Niçard: Niça, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced [ˈnisa]; Italian: Nizza [ˈnittsa]; Ligurian: Nissa; Ancient Greek: Νίκαια; Latin: Nicaea) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the ...
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 .
The French Riviera, known in French as the Côte d'Azur ( IPA: [kot d‿azyʁ]; Provençal: Còsta d'Azur; IPA: [ˈkwɔsto 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, extending ...
History. The region is roughly coterminous with the former French province of Provence, with the addition of the following adjacent areas: the former papal territory of Avignon, known as Comtat Venaissin; the former Sardinian-Piedmontese County of Nice annexed in 1860, whose coastline is known in English as the French Riviera and in French as the Côte d'Azur; and the southeastern part of the ...
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 ...
Place Masséna. The Place Masséna in 2008. The Place Masséna is a historic square in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. It was named for André Masséna. Its layout was designed by Joseph Vernier in 1843-1844. [1] The Place Masséna is the main square of the city. Before the Paillon River was covered over, the Pont-Neuf was the only practicable ...
Nice-Ville station ( French: Gare de Nice-Ville ), also known as Nice-Thiers station ( Gare de Nice-Thiers ), is the main railway station of Nice, France. It is situated on the Marseille–Ventimiglia railway and constitutes the southwestern terminus of the Nice–Breil-sur-Roya railway. Nice-Ville is served by TER, Intercités and TGV services ...
Nice St-Augustin station ( French: Gare de Nice St-Agustin) is a train station on the line from Marseille to Ventimiglia, situated in Nice, in the department of Alpes-Maritimes in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. The station is located close to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (10 minutes on foot); it is a 5 minute journey from Nice ...
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