If Miami Beach had a European cousin who wore trendy thick-rimmed specs with red lipstick and read Sartre, it would be Nice. Taking pride of place as the most high brow of the French Riviera towns, this once Italian, now French city is second only to Paris in the number of museums and galleries it holds in its bustling centre. With the sea and palm-lined beaches to rival the Mediterranean islands to one side, and the mountains within an hour’s drive on the other side of town to some of the trendiest ski resorts in Europe, there’s little wonder Nice remains a firm favourite with European travellers. Indeed, as if in a sly tip of the hat to its popularity with the Brits, its most popular and well-known street is called the Promenade des Anglais. Blissfully, Nice has lost none of the soul typified by its charming old town, and the thriving arts quarter stands as testament to the
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