The
city of Nice has been a popular tourist destination for centuries, for royalty
and commoners alike. As a transportation center, with the Paris-Nice train and
the international airport, it probable that your entry into Beyond will be Nice.
Nice is ancient. Inhabited for 400,000 years, the "modern" city of
Nikaia was established by the Greeks. The Romans may have started the tourism
with their extensive baths on Cimiez. In spite of modernization, the city retains
its medieval heritage in the vieille ville (old town), with its narrow winding
streets and closely-packed red-tiled roofs. Other than a base for your trips
into Beyond, Nice is a center of activities. Lodging, dining, shopping, sunbathing
and swimming, movies, theaters, opera, museums or just strolling along the Promenade
des Anglais and enjoying the good life.
