Free notes from Nice, France

Written by us, in Nice · 7 articles

These are the notes we send friends who write to say they are coming to Nice for a few days. Every address in them is one we have been to ourselves.

They are deliberately partial: two restaurants where the guide has 15, one day trip verdict where the guide has 5. If you want all of it in one file, that is what the guide is for.

Day trips, with a verdict

Saint-Paul-de-Vence from Nice, France: worth it at the right hour

The bus that replaced line 400, the two hours of the day we would go, and why the Fondation Maeght is the real reason.

Last updated September 2026 · Read it

Villefranche-sur-Mer from Nice, France: the easiest half day on this coast

The short train, Cocteau's chapel and the days it is shut, and the sheltered beach beside the station.

Last updated August 2026 · Read it

Èze and Monaco in one day from Nice, France: our honest verdict

Whether the Èze and Monaco day is worth it, how to get between the two, when to go, and what we would skip.

Last updated August 2026 · Read it

Itineraries, where to eat, and getting around

Nice, France: from the airport to the city centre, without the first mistake

Which tram actually goes to town, the ticket to buy at the machine, and when we take the €32 taxi instead.

Last updated September 2026 · Read it

Romantic things to do in Nice for couples

Sunset spots, a slow walk through Old Nice, one dinner idea, and a day for two without the traps.

Last updated August 2026 · Read it

Where to eat in Nice on a Sunday — a local couple's honest guide

Half the good kitchens in Nice close on Sunday. Two addresses we have eaten at ourselves, and what we do with the rest of the day.

Last updated July 2026 · Read it

4 days in Nice — a local couple's itinerary for two

Four unhurried days: the airport tram, meals in Old Nice, Èze and Monaco by train, and the Sunday Strategy.

Last updated July 2026 · Read it

Everything we know about Nice, in one file

20 pages: 3, 4 and 5-day itineraries, 15+ restaurants rated and dated, 7 hotels reviewed honestly, the Sunday Strategy, 5 day trips with verdicts. Plus one question about your trip, answered by us within 48 hours.

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— Marc & Sarah, Nice