Guide of Nice

Presentation of Nice

Nice is a large city in France on the French Riviera. It's a popular destination for vacationers both young and old, with something to offer nearly everyone. It is well known for the beautiful view on the Promenade des Anglais, its famous waterfront, and is an ethnically diverse port city. It is the historical capital city of the County of Nice (Comté de Nice).  The natural vegetation of Nice is typical for a Mediterranean landscape, with a heavy representation of broadleaf evergreen shrubs.

HISTORY OF NICE

The first known human settlements in the Nice area date back approximately 400,000 years; the Terra Amata archeological site shows one of the earliest uses of fire and construction of houses and flint findings are dated as around 230,000 years old. Nice (Nicaea) was probably founded around 350 BC by the Greeks of Massilia (Marseille), and was given the name of Νικαία ("Nikaia") in honour of a victory over the neighbouring Ligurians (Nike is the Greek goddess of victory). The city soon became one of the busiest trading ports on the Ligurian coast; but it had an important rival in the Roman town of Cemenelum, which continued to exist as a separate city until the time of the Lombard invasions. The ruins of Cemenelum are located in Cimiez, which is now a district in Nice.

See the full history of Nice on Wikipedia

Sister cities of Nice

• Cuneo (Italy)
• Edimburgo (Regno Unito)
• Gdansk (Poland)
• Hangzhou (China)
• Laval, Canada 
• Al Hoceima, Morocco 
• Tizi Ouzou, Algeria 
• Louisiana (State), United States 
• Miami (USA)
• Netanya, Israel 
• Nuremberg (Germany)
• Saint Petersburg (Russia)
• Szeged, Hungary 
• Thessaloniki (Greece)
• Yalta, Ukraine 
• Poltava, Ukraine