Nike. Blue waters of the Cote d'Azur is a dramatic backdrop elegance in Nice. You can breathe the fresh air of the Mediterranean as you stroll along the waterfront, or you want to see the entire city from the top of Castle Hill. One of the places to walk in the heart of Rossetti, with a large fountain, building a vibrant, and beautiful Cathedral Sainte-Reparate give a French province became so attractive.
Entering the all gray winter in Europe, Nice offers a completely different landscape. From the plane, we can feel the warmth of the sun is bright and combined with the waves rolling under it, as if to invite the feet to soak in it. Along the main street Promenade Des Anglais which divides the heart of Nice, the eyes will be spoiled with an amazing view.
On the right, a white sandy beach with clear blue water that stretches the eye can see. The atmosphere is relaxing and the holiday was immediate. Some beautiful women elegant bodied stretched sun bathing. While the couple next to him, absorbed in kissing, as if the world only belong to both. Really romantic!
In addition to its natural beauty, Nice is also famous for the beauty of its architecture and historic buildings. As the capital of the Cote d'Azur, aka French Riviera, Nice offers a variety of architectural art relics of the Greek and Roman occupation, ranging from the Baroque, Classical, Belle Epoque, Art Deco to contemporary.
What can not be missed is the Old Town of Nice which still maintain the beauty of baroque architecture of 17-18 centuries, such as the Palais Lascaris, which is now a museum of folk art and tradition, the Courthouse (Palais de Justice), which was built in 1892 which was completed modified year 2000 as well as the old Prefecture building, the former palace of kings Sardinian.
Which makes Nice special apart from a warm temperature throughout the year is at the same two natural resources it has. In the south we could enjoy the warm sea air. In the north we can see the mountain peaks Alpes d'Azur are covered berm. At the height of winter in February, locals or tourists can ski on the mountain top. If you get bored and missed the warmth of the sun, we can immediately get down to the beach, just a shirt or a bikini. Unique, but real.
A small town that is located flanked Greek heritage Nice and Cannes, is known as the city's Jazz Festival was first held in Europe since 1960 which still continues today. If jazz is so popular in Antibes, thanks to two masterpieces of jazz first in the world, Louis Armstrong and King Oliver who in 1923 lived in Cap d 'Antibes and introduce Afro-Americans in the local community, and finally born festival called Jazz in Juan , The festival, held every July, has been presenting jazz artists world-famous, kind of Marcus Miller, Wynton Marsalis, Salif Keita, Diana Krall, James Carter to Joshua Redman.
Not only popular in jazz, Antibes is also famous as a city of art and culture. This is thanks to the presence of a large number of artists were fascinated by the natural wealth of Antibes and many produce work there, ranging from Meissonnier, Monet, Nicolas de Staël to Picasso who breathed his last there. In fact, the wealth of art and culture of Antibes, can be seen from various museums scattered in the city of more than 73,000 people.