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Visit Nice: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Nice is situated in the Alpes-Maritimes department (Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur region) in the south-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Alpes-Maritimes department. (General information: Nice is 687 km from Paris and 903 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Nice (page also includes a photo gallery for Nice)
Popular places to visit near Nice: these include Villefranche-sur-Mer at 3 km and Cap Ferrat at 5 km. Jardin botanique is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 1km and Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 5km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Nice: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*; Nice has a protected historical centre "secteur sauvegardé" (see also historical French towns);
Selected places to visit and attractions near Nice, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Nice and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Nice
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin botanique (1km) : Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild (5km) : Jardin botanique de la villa Thuret (18km) : La citronneraie (20km) : Palais Carnolès (20km) : Serre de la Madone (20km) : Le Vallon du Brec (21km) : Jardin de la Villa Fort de France (29km) : Parc du château de la Napoule (33km) : Arboretum Marcel Kroenlein (46km) :
- National Monuments: Trophy of Augustus (12km) : Saorge Monastery (39km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Coaraze (19km) : Sainte-Agnes (19km) : Gourdon (24km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbaye de Lerins (Cannes) (27km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Menton (21km) : Cannes (27km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Grasse (28km) :
Map of places to visit near Nice & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Nice
Canton: Nice
Arrondissement: Nice
Department: Alpes-Maritimes
Region: Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur
Postcode: 06000
Distance to Nice
from Nice: 0 km
from Paris: 687 km
from Calais: 903 km
from Nice: 0 km
from Bordeaux: 637 km
from Strasbourg: 544 km
* distances are direct not by road!
Place with full review on France This Way 
Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Nice (within 6 km): Beaulieu-sur-Mer : Cap Ferrat : Falicon : La Trinite : Villefranche-sur-Mer :
Nice holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Nice