With new luxury hotels, stylish boutiques, and incredible restaurants, Nice is having a moment.
Here’s why you should visit this summer.
But over the years that allure faded and the hotel landscape became tired compared with nearby Cannes and Monaco.
A view of the port in Nice.Credit:Courtesy of Café du Cycliste
Among the most anticipated was theHotel du Couvent,which debuted in June.
Between treatments, guests can admire works by Dali, Picasso, and Rubens in the hotels 6,000-piece collection.
Laurence Faye/Courtesy of La Merenda
Nicoise cooking is also being reconsidered by anew generation of chefs.
From left: A view of the Nice coastline from Hôtel du Couvent; the exterior of Hôtel du Couvent.Adrianna Glaviano/Courtesy of Hôtel du Couvent
AtLe Chantecler,a Michelin-starred restaurant at Le Negresco, chef Virginie Basselot has reinvented street-food classics.
Cafe du Cyclistemakes cycling gear and streetwear that gives Lycra a dapper twist.
From left: Chef Dominique Le Stanc outside his restaurant La Merenda; tables at La Merenda.Laurence Faye/Courtesy of La Merenda
From left: T-shirts at La Boulisterie; the pétanque court at the bar and club La Boulisterie.Clément Rougier/Courtesy of La Boulisterie
From left: A guest room at Hôtel du Couvent; inside La Boulisterie.From Left: Adrianna Glaviano/Courtesy of Hôtel du Couvent; Clément Rougier/Courtesy of La Boulisterie