About the Authors
This is what we tell friends
when they visit
We’re a couple in our fifties who fell in love with Nice, moved here more than five years ago, and never left. This guide is everything we tell our own visiting friends — the restaurants we return to, the hotel we’d book for our best friends, the tram mistake every visitor makes at the airport.
Not a travel agency. Not a blogger. We live here, and this is what we know firsthand. Every buyer gets one question answered by email — personally, within 48 hours.
Marc & Sarah — Nice, French Riviera
Inside the Guide
What’s Inside
Nice in Five Minutes
City orientation, walkable geography, the sunshine argument, pebble beaches — what makes this city unlike anywhere else
Where to Stay
7 hotels rated and reviewed — from Le Negresco (personally tested) to the brand-new Maison Albar Le Victoria's Michelin-starred rooftop
Where to Eat — Our Tables
20+ restaurants curated by category: Niçois classics, modern bistros, Italian tables, palace dining, beach & rooftop
“Every address we recommend personally carries a star and the month of our last visit.”
The Sunday Strategy
The trap nobody warns you about — half of Nice's best kitchens close Sunday. Here are the safe bets, all personally tested
Things to Do
One-hour coastal cruise, Castle Hill at sunset, Old Town lanes, Libération market, Musée Matisse & Chagall
Day Trips
Èze + Monaco, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, Saint-Paul-de-Vence, Menton — honest verdicts on all five
Practical Nice
The airport tram trick, 7-day transit pass, The Bonjour rule, money tips, safety basics
Three Ways to Do Nice
Day-by-day itineraries for 3, 4, and 5 days — assembled entirely from our personally tested addresses
The Difference
Why This Guide
Written from experience, not from the internet
Every restaurant, hotel, and address comes from us — from meals we've eaten, places we've walked, things we've learned living here. No algorithm decided what's worth your time. We did.
Every address is personally tested and dated
Each recommendation carries a star rating and the month of our last visit. When we haven't tested something ourselves, we say so. That's the difference between advice and content.
The Sunday Strategy. The real traps. The honest verdicts.
We warn you about Sunday closures, the airport tram tourists always board by mistake, the market terraces that are tourist traps. This is what we tell friends — not what sells clicks.
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