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Nice Port Lympia & Antiques District - Walking Tour
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Alpes-Maritimes
About
Nice's Port Lympia district is full of stories, architectural masterpieces, renowned characters and hidden treasures. Immerse yourself in its history passing through its Antiques District, its Sweet Candies & chocolate Confectionery, its Old Jail (now Museum), its colourful piers and its traditional pointed-sharped fishing boats.
Discover how its past as a fishermen & trading port has shaped Nice's history, and how its prehistoric cave tells us about its 1st inhabitants. A unique, fun, original and well-documented historical tour.
Everyone knows about Nice's old town, but very few really know about its port and its rich history!
THE PORT OF NICE THROUGH MANY ANGLES !
Highlights: Antiques...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit of a hidden baroque treasure (unknown & secret)
Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces, candied fruits, flower jams & +
Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces (candied fruits, candies, flower jams & more)
Cross of the port by traditional wooden boat (from April until October)
Visit antiquaries galleries, flee market & art galleries and shops
Visit of a pre-historic cave (Museum)
Short Visit of the Old Prison & the terraces (Museum)
Private transportation
Transfers
Meeting Points
Departure
Place Garibaldi
Place Garibaldi (just in front of the statue of Garibaldi in the centre of the square)
Tramway Line 1 stop Garibaldi
Tramway Line 2 stop Garibaldi/Le Château
The Guide will be waiting for you with a blue ‘Walking Tour’ sign
Return
Avenue Jean Lorrain
At the Cape of Nice (15mn walk from Place Garibaldi)
Possibility to come back by shuttle/bus at Place Garibaldi or Place Massena in 5 mn
Important Information
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Wheelchair accessible
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Nice Port Lympia & Antiques District - Walking Tour
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About
Nice's Port Lympia district is full of stories, architectural masterpieces, renowned characters and hidden treasures. Immerse yourself in its history passing through its Antiques District, its Sweet Candies & chocolate Confectionery, its Old Jail (now Museum), its colourful piers and its traditional pointed-sharped fishing boats.
Discover how its past as a fishermen & trading port has shaped Nice's history, and how its prehistoric cave tells us about its 1st inhabitants. A unique, fun, original and well-documented historical tour.
Everyone knows about Nice's old town, but very few really know about its port and its rich history!
THE PORT OF NICE THROUGH MANY ANGLES !
Highlights: Antiques...
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Portuguese & 4 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Visit of a hidden baroque treasure (unknown & secret)
Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces, candied fruits, flower jams & +
Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces (candied fruits, candies, flower jams & more)
Cross of the port by traditional wooden boat (from April until October)
Visit antiquaries galleries, flee market & art galleries and shops
Visit of a pre-historic cave (Museum)
Short Visit of the Old Prison & the terraces (Museum)
Private transportation
Transfers
Meeting Points
Departure
Place Garibaldi
Place Garibaldi (just in front of the statue of Garibaldi in the centre of the square)
Tramway Line 1 stop Garibaldi
Tramway Line 2 stop Garibaldi/Le Château
The Guide will be waiting for you with a blue ‘Walking Tour’ sign
Return
Avenue Jean Lorrain
At the Cape of Nice (15mn walk from Place Garibaldi)
Possibility to come back by shuttle/bus at Place Garibaldi or Place Massena in 5 mn
There is no better place than Garibaldi square to introduce to rich history of Nice Port Lympia, where everything started. After reminding the importance of Garibaldi for Italian and niçoise History!
10 minutes
2
Place du Pin
Let's start the tour with rue Bonaparte and the fascinating story of the young Napoleon leaving in Nice and starting the Italians War Campaign!
A very lively & charming district with a lot of local food, restaurants, bars & nice shops
10 minutes
3
Place du Pin
Let's visit the very interesting Antiques district of Nice with many nice antiquaries shops & the flee market full of art, artworks, paintings, sculptures and home tools
30 minutes
4
Port Lympia
The beautiful piers and full of colors buildings of Nice Port Lympia have many stories to tell us and are a pleasure for the eyes.
From April until October we can cross the Port with a traditional wooden boat.
We will pass to a Confectionery Factory to see how candied fruits, candies, jams & chocolates are prepared before to be sold at the shop. Possibility of many tastings of original produces
30 minutes
5
Espace Lympia
We will pass through the Old Prison of Nice (nowadays Museum and Gallery with exhibits), we will see the old cells and get to know even better the History of Port Lympia and its evolution from the foundation until today (arts exhibits depending on the season
20 minutes
6
Coco Beach
Visit a hidden baroque treasure, the most beautiful rocky seaside of Nice with inlets and prestigious restaurants over the sea & a prehistoric cave which inform us about the 1st inhabitants and the life in Nice 190 000 years ago.