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.

The port in Nice with colorful buildings in the background.

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.

A pair of photos one showing the view of Nice and the other a hotel exterior.

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.

A pair of photos one showing a man with a bike and the other a restaurant interior.

From left: Chef Dominique Le Stanc outside his restaurant La Merenda; tables at La Merenda.Laurence Faye/Courtesy of La Merenda

A pair of photos one showing a t-shirt and the other a petanque court in a store.

From left: T-shirts at La Boulisterie; the pétanque court at the bar and club La Boulisterie.Clément Rougier/Courtesy of La Boulisterie

A pair of photos one showing a hotel bedroom and the other the back of a man in a store.

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