Organized Tours

This company offers a 1.5 hour tour of Nice on an open-top bus. The tour goes through the city and to the Cimiez hills. There is a recorded commentary which is provided individually to each passenger through personal headphones. The bus is hop-on, hop-off so you can get off at any location you wish to and take the next bus from there after looking around for as long as you like. There are eleven stops in total and these include all the main stops such as the Promenade des Anglais, Place Garibaldi, Monastère de Cimiez (Cimiez Convent) and Musee Chagall. There are 24 hour and 48 hour tickets available to choose from. Tickets can be bought on the bus, at your hotel or from the Nice Tourist Office.

This tour takes you on board a little train and through the old town, the flower market and the Chateau Hill. The tourist train leaves every half hour from the Albert Ier gardens at the Promenade des Anglais. There is a stop at the Chateau hill where passengers can take photographs and have refreshments before the train returns to its starting point.

This tour is booked through the Nice Tourist Office and is conducted in both English and French. Sights covered include the Albert Ier gardens at Place Massena, the Cours Saleya market, the Opera House and the narrow streets of old Nice. The tour also includes the sights of Place Rossetti, Cathedral St Reparate and the Palais Lascaris, amongst much more. It finally ends at the Place Garibaldi approximately three hours later.

This tour is provided by Med Tours who organize various sightseeing tours via minibuses on the French Riviera. Their Nice City Tour takes you through the main sights of Nice which include the Chateau Hill, Cimiez, the Russian Cathedral and the Promenade des Anglais.