Homer's Odyssey in 13 Easy Steps, Nice, France
If it鈥檚 been a while since you鈥檝e read the Greek classics (or if you just never got around to it) no worries! There鈥檚 no need to pull out the books. In Nice, France you can take a quick 13-step refresher course on a hilltop overlooking the sea, the city, and the port. This lovely park is called the Colline du Chateau or 鈥淐astle Hill鈥� and on the port side, you will find a short flight of stairs decorated with mosaics giving a quick review of Homer鈥檚 Odyssey.
You might wonder what all this 鈥淕reekness鈥� has to do with Nice, France. Well quite a bit, actually. The Greeks settled on this very hilltop around the fourth century BC and called it Nikaia after the goddess of victory (the same one the Nike sports shoe is named after) and the name eventually evolved into Nice.
In the 1960s when the city was renovating the park they decided to add mosaics with a Greek theme as a nod to this hilltop鈥檚 Greek heritage. The results are lovely and you will see many mosaics scattered around the park, but for now let鈥檚 start on our own little odyssey. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
You might wonder what all this 鈥淕reekness鈥� has to do with Nice, France. Well quite a bit, actually. The Greeks settled on this very hilltop around the fourth century BC and called it Nikaia after the goddess of victory (the same one the Nike sports shoe is named after) and the name eventually evolved into Nice.
In the 1960s when the city was renovating the park they decided to add mosaics with a Greek theme as a nod to this hilltop鈥檚 Greek heritage. The results are lovely and you will see many mosaics scattered around the park, but for now let鈥檚 start on our own little odyssey. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Homer's Odyssey in 13 Easy Steps
Guide Location: France » Nice
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Author: Margo Lestz
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Guide Location: France » Nice
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Margo Lestz
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