Due to its centuries-old membership of the Duchy of Savoy, a state that is largely open to the Italian peninsula, Nice is one of the few cities in France to possess a homogeneous and substantial Baroque heritage.
This religious and civil heritage is concentrated mainly in Old Nice. Its construction, a veritable stylistic revolution that spanned more than a century and a half (1642 - 1790), was so radical that it obliterated all previous architectural evidence.
Visits in French: Friday 9.30am (from 01/04 to 30/09: additional days, see website)
Visits in English: Tuesday 9.30am
Tours in Italian: Thursday 2.30pm in July and August
Visits in Spanish: Mondays 9.30 am in July and August
Services
- Guided tours
