Tour ideas in Nice

Wide 12-hectare urban park with children playgrounds, water mirrors and atomizers.

This garden connects the Museum of Modern Art and Contemporary Art (MAMAC) to the Théâtre de Verdure and the Promenade des Anglais.

Open from 7am to 11pm (from April 1st to September 30th)

Plassa Carlou Aubert – Nice

Latitude : 43.6975 Longitude : 7.271635

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Paillon’s walk : 3 minutes (190 meters)

With its narrow streets, pastel-coloured buildings and shops, Vieux-Nice is the old part of the city. The flower, fruit and vegetable market on the Cours Saleya is a real Mediterranean market, warm and full of life. The lively atmosphere, the colours and the scents will seduce you.

Market open from 6am to 1pm. Weekly closing: Monday

Cours Saleya – rue Saint-François-de-Paule – Nice

Latitude : 43.695607 – Longitude : 7.274923

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Old-Nice : 5 minutes (400 meters)

Truly a maze of greenery appreciated for the freshness of its undergrowth and surprising waterfall, this walking area offers a wonderful viewpoint over Baie des Anges, the old town and the port.

Open from April 1^st to September 30^th from 8:30am to 8pm.

Rue des Ponchettes (access from stairways and elevator) – Nice

Latitude : 43.7 – Longitude : 7.283333

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Castle of Nice : 14 minutes (1,1 kilometers)

The garden of the Villa Masséna, designed by the landscape architect Edouard André, known for a certain sense of audacity with a strong artistic dimension in his works, is one of the last great projects still existing today. More than 300 species make up this little-known park..

Open from 10am to 6pm (from April 1st to September 30th)

35 Promenade des Anglais – Nice

Latitude : 43.69533 – Longitude : 7.258937

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Villa Masséna : 9 minutes (700 meters)

This former monks’ vegetable garden and orchard of 1.5 hectares has kept its original layout with its central well and old pergolas completely covered with climbing roses. A wide variety of flowers perfume the atmosphere. At the bottom of the garden, a wide view of the city.

Open from 8.30am to 8pm (from April 1st to September 30th)

Place du Monastère de Cimiez – Nice

Latitude : 43.720113 – Longitude : 7.278975

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Monastery of Cimiez garden : 47 minutes (3,5 kilometers)

Facing the Monastery, this garden is a vast olive grove, composed of thousands of olive trees more than a Century old, its access free lawns are a favourite place for family walks.

Open from 8.30am to 8pm (from April 1st to September 30th)

184 avenue des Arènes de Cimiez – Nice

Latitude : 43.720067 – Longitude : 7.275535

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the Arenas of Cimiez : 45 minutes (3,3 kilometers)

A nice hillside place to walk and discover an outstanding view of the estuary of the Var and a vast panorama from the Alps to the Esterel massif.

This garden of 3.5 hectares, displays 3 000 varieties of mainly Mediterranean plants. National collections of agaves and sage approved by the Conservatoire des Collections végétales spécialisées.

Open every day from 1^st April to 30^th September, from 9am to 7pm. (closed May 1^st)

78 avenue de la Corniche-Fleurie – Nice – Telephone : 04 97 25 49 00

Latitude : 43.684859 – Longitude : 7.209544

Distance from the ephemeral gardens to the botanical garden : 1 hour 22 minutes (6,2 kilometers)