48h in Nice

Two days in Nice, whose Promenade des Anglais and Belle Epoque districts have been World Heritage listed since 2021. The route follows seven kilometres of seafront and its blue chairs, dives into Vieux-Nice for socca and the Cours Saleya, then climbs Castle Hill, site of the original Greek settlement, for the waterfall and views over the Baie des Anges and the ochre rooftops. The Matisse Museum, housed in a Genoese villa among olive trees, and Cimiez with its Roman arena complete the city, before Eze twenty minutes away. This is a Nice as Italian as it is French. The Cours Saleya hosts the flower market every morning except Monday, when it becomes an antiques market. The beaches are pebble, so bring sandals.