Nice, France 10 Must-See Places, Nice, France

Thankfully, “gap year” was not something I had ever heard of when I was in school. Otherwise, I would have lobbied to spend a year, or a lifetime, in Europe. Instead, I followed the traditional and well-beaten path, graduating and then travelling through Europe on a Eurail pass for as long as possible, spending the least money. After train rides through Spain, Switzerland, Italy and parts of France, we arrived in Nice, France and found an inexpensive hotel in the Old Town. Maybe it resulted from too many train rides or too much travelling, but I never wanted to leave Nice.

To this day, Nice is one of my favourite cities on the French Riviera, and here are my suggestions for ten (10) must-see places to visit while you are there.

The market days in Nice are Tuesday to Sunday. While there are several markets in Nice, the two (2) most famous and exciting are the Cours Saleya market in the Old Town from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the market in the Liberation district from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Cours Saleya market is on the most famous street of Vieux Nice, parallel to the sea and at the foot of Castle Hill. It was where painter Henri Matisse lived on this street-while at the market, look at the Nice Opera House, rebuilt at the end of the 19th century by François Aune, a pupil of Gustave Eiffel. A flea market replaces the fruit and vegetable market on Mondays. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).