6 Things You Didn鈥檛 Know about Nice, France, Nice, France
Eighteen years ago, when I was but a wee lass in college having her first tour of Europe, I and my then-boyfriend landed in Nice. We visited no museums. We had little money. And yet, the memories of those few days have stayed with me all this time.
Returning to Nice after all this time was educational. Literally. I lucked out in connecting with Caterina Prochilo, the multi-lingual press coordinator for the聽Nice聽C么te d鈥橝zur Convention & Visitors鈥� Bureau, who was kind enough to show me a side of Nice I hadn鈥檛 experienced all those years ago. Here鈥檚 what I learned this trip.
When Caterina told me we were headed to the castle, I scratched my head. Surely I would have known there was a castle in this town. Actually鈥here鈥檚 not, at least not anymore. Where there was once a 鈥渞eputedly impregnable citadel,鈥� there is now a lovely park that overlooks the coast and harbor. Apparently, in 1706,聽the soldiers of the French King Louis XIV found a way to鈥mpregnate? That鈥檚 not the word I鈥檓 looking for鈥nyway, they destroyed the castle, but the park still keeps the name:聽Parc de la Colline du Chateau. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Returning to Nice after all this time was educational. Literally. I lucked out in connecting with Caterina Prochilo, the multi-lingual press coordinator for the聽Nice聽C么te d鈥橝zur Convention & Visitors鈥� Bureau, who was kind enough to show me a side of Nice I hadn鈥檛 experienced all those years ago. Here鈥檚 what I learned this trip.
When Caterina told me we were headed to the castle, I scratched my head. Surely I would have known there was a castle in this town. Actually鈥here鈥檚 not, at least not anymore. Where there was once a 鈥渞eputedly impregnable citadel,鈥� there is now a lovely park that overlooks the coast and harbor. Apparently, in 1706,聽the soldiers of the French King Louis XIV found a way to鈥mpregnate? That鈥檚 not the word I鈥檓 looking for鈥nyway, they destroyed the castle, but the park still keeps the name:聽Parc de la Colline du Chateau. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: 6 Things You Didn鈥檛 Know about Nice, France
Guide Location: France » Nice
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Susan Guillory
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Guide Location: France » Nice
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Susan Guillory
Read it on Author's Website:
Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Parc de la Colline du Chateau
- Cours Saleya
- harbor
- Maison Auer
- open air museum
- Lu Fran Calin
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