NICE ON THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST

Visit a unique and classified city on your next vacation! With its beauty, history, architecture and natural spaces, the city of Nice is entering UNESCO. Indeed, the capital of the Côte d'Azur has seen the four letters of its name inscribed on the World Heritage List as "Riviera Winter Resort City". At a glance, understand why it is called "Nissa La Bella".

A wide perimeter

Explore this exceptional urban complex of 522 hectares classified. The scope includes:

• - The complete coastline, from the Promenade des Anglais to the foot of Mont Boron. All this while passing by the Quai des Etats-Unis, the Quai Rauba Capeù and the Port of Nice.
• - The alleys of the old town, its authentic facades in the colors of the south and the Cours Saleya. An ideal place to sit on the terrace of a restaurant and stroll between the stalls of the famous Flower Market.
• - The heart of Nice with the pedestrian zone, the Carré d'Or and its luxury boutiques, the musicians' district, Avenue Jean Médecin and the Promenade du Paillon, a real green lung in the city center.
• - The Liberation district, its fish market. Also visit the Gare du Sud, a place of life and celebration that nestles behind a sublime historic façade.
• - The classified perimeter also includes some exceptional jewels. Among them, the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, the hills of Cimiez, its arenas and its sublime gardens.

The site is surrounded by 4,243 hectares of "buffer zone". This protects its coherence and extends to the communes of Falicon, Saint André de la Roche, Aspremont and Tourrette-Levens.

To obtain the precious inscription on the World Heritage List at UNESCO, the city of Nice had to justify an "Outstanding Universal Value" by its international cultural influences, the architectural variety of its buildings but also its abundant and varied vegetation. Moreover, see for yourself and explore this magnificent painting of cultural richness that invites you to escape and change of scenery. Immerse yourself in the scenery and admire the beauty of the buildings that stand all around you. Discover in the background the snow-capped mountains. In front of you, admire the azure blue of the sea as far as the eye can see. Colors that illuminate your holidays in Nice Côte d'Azur, whether you stay for a day, for a week or forever.