We’ve put together a collection of video tours that should give you an immersive view of Nice — the capital of the Côte d’Azur, and the easiest base on the coast.
Expedia’s Quick Guide to Nice
Expedia’s three-and-a-half-minute overview takes in the Promenade des Anglais, the old town and the markets — about the time it takes to make a coffee.
A Local’s Top 10 for Nice
Fourteen minutes of insider tips from a Riviera-based channel: the ten things they would send a first-time visitor to do, and the reasoning behind each one.
Rick Steves’ Guide to Nice and the Riviera
A full 26-minute episode. Rick Steves follows in the treads of 19th-century aristocrats along Nice’s Promenade des Anglais, looks in on the casino at Monaco, and finishes among the artist hangouts of Chagall, Matisse and Picasso in the hills behind the city.
Fifteen Minutes in Vieux Nice
A quarter of an hour devoted entirely to the old town — the flower market on Cours Saleya, the ochre facades of the narrow lanes, and where to eat once the day-trippers have moved on.
What to Eat in Nice
Thirteen minutes on the dishes Nice does that nowhere else quite does: socca, pissaladière, pan bagnat and the rest of the Niçois repertoire.
Fifty-Two Things to Know Before You Go
Twenty minutes of practical advice from someone who has lived here: the transport tricks that save money, which neighbourhoods to stay in, how the markets work, and the coastal paths most visitors walk straight past.
Nice from Above
Five minutes of aerial film over the long sweep of the Baie des Anges, the port, and the Colline du Château that separates the two. Shot properly, and it shows.
