"Nice is one of France's most visited cities, and it's easy to see why, says Janine Marsh. With its sun-kissed Bay of Angels lapped by the lapis lazuli coloured Mediterranean sea, palm trees swaying gently in the warm breeze, cobbled streets of the old town lined with colourful old buildings, magnificent markets, multiple museums, a castle atop a hill, and the mouth-watering local cuisine. Nissa La Bella, as the locals call it (Nice the Beautiful), has oodles of charm."
"Visit Nice today, and it's hard to remember that around 100 years ago, Nice was a small fishing village. In the surrounding hills, farmers grew vegetables, the sort that could endure the hot summer sun. Going back even further, Nice took its name from Greek settlers who arrived around 350 BC and called it Nikaia after the Greek Goddess of victory, Nike. Long before that, tribes settled here as far back as 400,000 BC."
"The Romans were here too - they knew a good thing when they saw it, and settled the area we know today as Cimiez, where remains of a Roman baths complex can be seen. Nice swung between French and Italian rule for centuries - finally becoming French in 1861 - but, so close to Italy, the dolce vita is firmly entrenched in its DNA - combined with French joie de vivre - it's a heady mix!"
Nice is a sunlit Mediterranean city known for the Bay of Angels, palm-lined promenades, cobbled old-town streets with colorful buildings, lively markets, multiple museums, a hilltop castle and acclaimed local cuisine. The city carries the nickname Nissa La Bella. Around 100 years ago Nice was a small fishing village; surrounding hills supported hardy vegetable farming. Greek settlers around 350 BC named the city Nikaia, and human presence stretches back to 400,000 BC. Romans established Cimiez with a baths complex. Control alternated between France and Italy for centuries until 1861, leaving a blend of Italian dolce vita and French joie de vivre. In the 18th century British winter visitors and Queen Victoria helped establish Nice as a pioneering winter resort.
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