Best Day Trips from Nice
Though the sea is as aquamarine as a jewel and the sidewalk cafes are jammed with visitors, Nice is not exactly a beach resort town. This is the South of France's working city: busy, compact, sometimes confusing. It sees a constant influx of people arriving via air and train. Because of the high immigrant population and the high number of visiting students, some compare it to the Parisian Left Bank—only right on the Mediterranean, of course. And everyone agrees that it's the ideal jump-off point for any number of Cote d'Azur mini-trips.
Nice is located within the flashy, uber-developed swathe of land known as the French Riviera, where playboys, models, and scenesters come out to strut in resort towns like Cannes, Antibes, and Juan-les-Pins. Aside from celeb-spotting and snapping photos of the scenery, you can buy your way into a beach club for a day in Cannes or visit the Musée Picasso in Antibes.
