Nice Tourist Information Guide

Travel From Nice Airport

COUNTRY CODE: Dial +33 for France.

Travel by Train Nice Airport

Local TER station (Nice St. Augustin) 500 metres from Terminal 1, main SNCF station ten kilometres away in Nice centre (coaches from Terminal 2, stand 4).

Travel by Bus or Coach

23 lines to 100 destinations between Marseille and Genoa. The centre of Nice is about 15 minutes away (,3.50 single), while Cannes (,12.40) and Monaco (,14.10) take around 50 minutes.

Travel by Car

Direct access to the A8 motorway and coast road to Nice, clearly indicated from the airport.

Travel by Taxi

Under normal traffic conditions, fares are about ,25 to the centre of Nice, ,50 to Antibes or Sophia Antipolis, ,65 to Cannes, ,70 to Monaco, ,250 to Saint-Tropez.

Car Hire- Nice Airport

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Restaurants - Places To Eat In Nice

Low Cost Cheap & Cheerful (Around a £10)

Brasserie Felix-Faure (12 Avenue Felix-Faure. Tel. 04 93 62 25 53). In the town centre, with a lively atmosphere, serving salads and pizzas from ,8.50 and also meat and fish dishes from ,13. Open from 7am to 2.30am.

Around £20

Flo (4 Rue Sacha-Guitry. Tel. 04 93 18 38 38). Typical brasserie serving seafood and steaks, with diners seated on leather benches. Housed in a former theatre with its kitchen on the stage. Food is served until midnight. Set menus from ,19.50-29.

Special Occasions

Le Small (14 Rue Mace, Cannes. Tel. 04 93 39 58 36). Very small, very intimate, serving gourmet fare plus a few classic dishes such as tournedos rossini. A la carte from ,30.

Exclusive Restaurants

Hot off the press! Roger Verge, the Riviera's most venerable chef, has announced his retirement and sold the renowned Moulin de Mougins to Alain Llorca from the Negresco Hotel's Chantecler restaurant in Nice. The Llorca inauguration is scheduled around mid-January. Watch this space!

Pubs - Nightclubs - Music - Entertainment Nice

Public Houses (Pubs)

Le Before (18 Rue du Congrs. Tel. 04 93 87 85 59). A good choice for lounge-bar ambiance if you want to kick back and relax with a drink.

Live Entertainment Music

Texas City (10 Rue Dalpozzo. Tel. 04 93 16 25 75). Tex-Mex restaurant with bar, live country music, dancers, classes and demonstrations.

Nightspots Clubs Nightclubs

Le Point Rouge (Floridian Palace, 21 Boulevard du Larvotto, Monaco. Tel. + 377 97 77 10 31). Monaco's latest hot spot, sleek, red and contemporary. Restaurant, bar, live music and dance floor. Le Grand Escurial (29 Rue Alphonse-Karr. Tel. 04 93 82 37 66). The Riviera's largest disco with plush red restaurant, house music and theme evenings.

Places To Visit & See - Days Out - About Nice

Just 90 minutes from Nice in the Alps, skiers have a choice between traditional chalets at Valberg or the more modern architecture of Isola 2000. Both offer excellent amenities for downhill and cross- country skiing, surfing and ice-skating. Isola 2000 Tourist Office, Tel. +33 (0) 4 93 23 15 15, www.isola2000.com; Valberg, Tel. +33 (0) 4 93 23 24 25, www.valberg.com.

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