Exploring Nice – ❤️ of the Riviera

We explored the French and Italian Riviera in the summer of 2019. We based our travels from Nice, the largest city of the Riviera. It is a popular tourist destination in Southern France with a busy harbor, cruise port and international airport.

*Yachts parked by the Port of Nice. This is a popular starting point for many private trips across the French Riviera.*

We drove into the city from Southern France and parked by the Port. Parking is convenient and within walking distance of boat tours and bus stop near the harbor.

*Supercars galore at the Parking garage by the Port of Nice! A Lamborghini parked near the Porsche and Mercedes supercars seen* below.

*A Porsche 918 Spyder next to a Mercedes Benz AMG GT S*

*The harbor is popular with sightseeing mini cruises*

*Glenda and Simone enjoying the harbor view*

Most of the city center is easier to navigate on foot than driving through congested traffic. We had lunch by one of many affordable street side cafe and visited the museum district and some antique shops.

*Lunch was Panini and fresh garden salad at a roadside cafe*

*Garibaldi square at the heart of old Nice*

*Shops and cafe across from the museum of Modern Art*

*An underground archaeological crypt near the art museum*

*The girls found an antique shop near the harbor*

*Glenda shopping some antique posters of Dali and Picasso’s shows*

We also took a guided tour by van around Nice learning about the history and landmarks. The tour then took us to the outskirts of Nice and to the beautiful Riviera coastline into Villafranche, Ezze and Monaco.