The capital of the French Riviera is located on the shores of Bayeux Des Anges in the south of the country. This major center entertainment, gastronomic, cultural and business tourism.
Street history
Nice began to gain popularity as a resort since late XIX century. Wealthy Englishmen came here to restore their health and wait out the chilly English autumn. The winter of 1820 turned out to be especially cold, which provoked an increase in the number of beggars here. To reduce the number of poor people, special funds were created to create jobs for the unemployed. It was thanks to the workers in Nice that the most famous embankment arose, which in 1850 received the name “Promenade des Anglais”. Over the next few years, the embankment becomes a popular place in the city. There is active construction of luxury houses, shops, holiday homes, and restaurants. By 1965, the length of the embankment was already 6 kilometers.
The Promenade des Anglais is home to legendary buildings where famous writers, poets and artists stayed. The Megresco and Meridian hotels, the Mediterranean Palace and Casino, and every week, performances and festivals are held on the main promenade of France.
How to get there?
The Promenade des Anglais stretches straight to the Côte d'Azur airport, so just take the express shuttle bus No. 99, which will take you to the most popular accommodations located on Promenade des Anglais. The cost of the trip is 6 euros.
A special influx of people on the main embankment of the city, the Promenade des Anglais, is observed on Sundays, when locals join the tourists of France - family celebrations, young people on roller skates, and so on. The beach of Nice in France under the Promenade is particularly pebbly and very crowded. There is glass lying around, in general, nothing good. Compared to Cannes, it sucks. Central position on the Promenade des Anglais is occupied by the Negresco Hotel (No. 37) - the symbol of Nice. If in Cannes, France, four hotels are arguing about who is cooler, in Nice such a question has not arisen since 1906, when the architect Edouard Niemans built it. At the same time, Eiffel worked on the pink dome. This is a luxurious palace of France in the belle-epoque style: white bottom - pink top, similar in style to the Cannes Carlton.
The first owner of the hotel was the Romanian Henry Negresco, the son of the same hotelier, only in Bucharest. He left his homeland at the age of 15 and had sex big success on the Riviera, owning a casino. Bad times, however, came immediately after the construction of the hotel in connection with WWI. Negresco soon sold the hotel to a Belgian company and died in Paris. The hotel's interior is as luxurious as it gets. You can be proud of the giant crystal chandelier in the lobby, donated by Nicholas II. The elevators are upholstered in velvet, the rooms (119 in total) have antique furniture, and the doormen are dressed in the style of the 18th century. To the left of the foyer is the Louis XIV salon, oak ceiling, fireplace and portraits of the kings. In the center is the Salon Royale, an oval room with gold leaf and a large carpet.
The Chanticleer restaurant is headed by a chef from Normandy, Bruno Turbot, lunch costs about 50 €, evening menu 130 € (including in Russian). Le Relais's bar is decorated with oriental carpets and tapestries, and all the waiters wear white. It remains to add that the cost of living ranges from 300-650 € per day, a “suite” will cost 1200 €. There are also other hotels in Nice on the embankment, which are also very expensive, but nothing can compare with the Negresco. Even Meridien (No. 1), which has a Casino Ruhl casino and a cabaret in the spirit of Monte Carlo. Cabaret presents French chanson with acrobats and jugglers - 16 € per drink, lunch + show - 65 €, all takes place on Friday and Saturday at 22.30. Located nearby tourist office (№ 5).
In general, the Promenade des Anglais in France is lined with monumental houses from the early 20th century. The Mediterranean Palace stands out, a former casino that closed in 1970 after allegations of corruption. Next to Negresco is the largest gay disco on Lazurka - Le Blue Boy (10 €). Please note how popular English names with the French article are on Lazurka. The linguist is somewhat funny. Again, next to Negresco there is the Massena Museum of Local History, the entrance is from the parallel street rue de France. It is pedestrianized and there is a continuous line of hotels, bars, restaurants and ice cream parlours. In the side streets of Nice there are boutique shops.
On the Rue de France there is also the Massena Palace (No. 65), which houses the Museum of Art and History - local history dating back to the 11th century. On this same Rue de France, as well as on the Promenade des Anglais in the area of the Negresco Hotel, the corrupt love of the entire Cote d'Azur is concentrated. There are, so to speak, the cream of the female flesh of South-Eastern Europe (Romanian, Bulgarian, Gypsy Serbian). The price is standard - 50 € in the car, 100 € on its territory, pick-up time is ten in the evening. The service is safe. Call sex in Nice costs around 150 € per hour + 50 € for each subsequent hour.
Nice - ancient city, founded by the Greeks, who even then appreciated the delights of this paradise of the Mediterranean. Everything in this city fascinates: old houses with bulky elevators, luxury of palaces, Old city, port...
In any seaside city, life, first of all, boils along coastal strip, which serves as a place for recreation, meetings and walks for numerous tourists. This place in Nice is the Promenade des Anglais, which stretches for several kilometers along the rocky beaches of the Bay of Angels. A wide promenade separates the city's neighborhoods from the Beach of Angels and runs from the center of Nice towards Antibes.
Life is in full swing here, its fanfare sounds and delight is in full swing. A whirlwind of pleasure swirls around anyone who gets here even for a moment; the atmosphere of celebration and idleness reigns everywhere. Framed by palm trees, with luxury hotels, art galleries, restaurants, expensive shops and beautiful squares, the Promenade des Anglais has become a symbol of the Cote d'Azur and the city of Nice.
The enchantment of the Promenade des Anglais also lies in the numerous events that take place here all year round, day and night. This is an annual event, a Flower Festival, and much more.
Of course, such strong energy could only arise where history had left its deep mark. The Promenade des Anglais and the bronze dome of the Negresco Hotel are famous throughout the world. Do you know how it all began?
The harsh winter of 1820-1821 increased the number of beggars. Reverend Lewis Way, his wife and brother-in-law Charles Whitby, created funds that made it possible to employ the unemployed.
It was they who then built a road, 2 m wide, stretching along the sea, giving rise to the modern embankment.
Later, in 1840, this embankment (Camin dai Ingles) was renovated by the municipality of Nice. The picky English monarchs chose the coast of Nice to improve their health, weakened by fogs and continuous rains. In 1844, the embankment was extended to Baumettes, and officially named Promenade des Anglais (English Promenade, or Promenade des Anglais).
This embankment (Camin dai Ingles) was later (in 1840) renovated by the municipality of Nice. In 1844, the embankment was extended to Baumettes, and officially named Promenade des Anglais (English Promenade, or Promenade des Anglais).
In 1856 the embankment reaches the Magnan Canal and expands to 8m.
In 1862, the embankment was extended even further, to St. Helena Street, and 20 years later, in 1882, to Carra Street.
In 1930, one of the mayors of Nice, Jean Mezzan, built a highway along the embankment, and also supplemented it with squares and palm trees, right up to Boulevard Gambetta.
The reconstruction of the Promenade des Anglais embankment did not end there. It continued between 1949 and 1953, ending triumphantly in 1965 when its length reached the airport.
The committee for organizing holidays in Nice decided to decorate the area adjacent to the Jardin Albert 1er square, located along the embankment near the Meridien Hotel, with sculptures and fountains in the Art-Deco style.
Let us remember that previously, on the site of Meridien, there was the Ruhl Hotel. It was demolished in 1912 to make way for the construction of the Meridien. By the way, the name Ruhl was transferred to the casino located in the building of the new hotel. The sculptures erected in the park determined the style of the façade of the Palais de la Mediterranee (Mediterranean Palace) hotel. This colorful hotel was built in 1929 by the architect Dalmas.
At the end of the 20th century everything internal structure The palace was completely destroyed and replaced with modern “stuffing”. At the same time, the facade was untouched - it was propped up with stilts and a new building was being built under it.
After 1950, several more large palaces located along the Promenade des Anglais, which also belong to the Belle-Epoque style, were restored. Among them, the Royal Hotel (1908),
These palaces were restored and modernized in 1978.
In addition, the West-End Hotel, which at one time replaced the famous Victoria Hotel, received a second wind. The West-End Palace is the oldest building on the Promenade des Anglais, Villa Massena (1901), near which the park has been preserved in its original form.
Negresco (Niermans, 1912), a very prestigious hotel in Nice. Some of its 420 rooms were purchased as apartments. To this day, "Negresco" remains the majestic emblem of the major Nice hotels. It crowns a quarter that is particularly rich in prestigious buildings belonging to the Belle-Epoque.
At the Gambetta intersection, along the embankment, are the Furtado-Heim villas (late 18th century. Rebuilt at the end of the 19th century). The villa is hidden from prying eyes, behind a semicircular gate leading into the garden, in the depths of which this so-called Villa des Officiers (Officers' Villa) is located. This park has been partially preserved. Previously, Napoleon's sister Pauline lived in this building, and later, in 1919, the city hall of Nice was located in the villa.
Elysee-Palace is a luxury hotel whose facade is located between two 26m high bronze statues depicting Aphrodite. The palace was created in 1988 by a representative of the Nice architectural school - Sacha Sosno.
CUM (Carrefour Universitaire Mediterraneen - Mediterranean University Crossroads). Architect - Roger Seassal; The palace was renovated in 1985 and 2011.
Palais de l "Horticulture (Palace of Horticulture)
Built in 1900, architect Paul Martin. The Palace was inaugurated on April 8, 1901, by President Emile Loubet.
Near the Promenade, on the Baumettes hill, stands the Museum of Fine Arts (Musee des Beaux Arts) by architect Jules Chéret. The museum is adjacent to the Ollieres castle (architect Adam Dettploff, 1900) built for Prince Lobanov-Rostovsky. Nearby is the Chateau de la Tour (1880).
The Promenade des Anglais, which expanded and stretched to eventually take over the entire coastline of Nice, has everything the average monarch or celebrity would need. The azure sea, tall palm trees, luxury and chic of coastal villas, boutiques and restaurants and the world famous blue umbrellas and benches. It is customary to sit on them in full dress and gaze philosophically at the expanses of the sea and maybe sometimes glance at the beautiful cyclists and ladies strolling with their gentlemen. Will some star flash among them?
The promenade has its blue benches (chaises bleues) and cottages, perfect for spending lazy time on the Mediterranean and viewing the azure sea of the Bay of Angels (la Baie des Anges)
The Promenade des Anglais is a symbol of Nice, the main and most glamorous artery of the city, the most famous French boulevard outside of Paris.
A six-kilometer promenade stretches from the airport to the Eta Uni promenade, following the curve of the bay with the charming name “Bay of Angels”. According to one legend, the bay is named so because of the “sea angels” - flat-bodied sharks with fins that look like wings. According to another, the angels showed Adam and Eve, expelled from paradise, the local shore, so similar to Eden.
In the 18th century this paradise Wealthy Englishmen especially loved it - they spent their winters here. One particularly harsh winter brought many beggars from the north to warm Nice, and the British gave them work - to build a walking path along the sea. This is how the embankment arose, which the city expanded and enlarged. After the annexation of Nice by France in 1860, the embankment was named the English Embankment.
Locals call it “Promenade” or “Prom” for short. People walk along Prome both during the day and in the evening, under the light of lanterns, which at the same time serve as a guide for planes approaching Nice airport. You can ride along the embankment on a small white tourist train, you can rent a bicycle, but along the main street resort town It’s best to walk slowly - as members of the Russian imperial family, Anton Chekhov, Scott Fitzgerald or Friedrich Nietzsche once walked here. Past the Art Deco Mediterranean Palace (a recently restored former casino - the building is now a hotel, but there is also a casino); past the Historical Museum at Palais Massena; past the pinkish dome of the luxurious Hotel Negresco (among the many celebrities who stayed there are Ernest Hemingway, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel)…
If a tourist wants to swim, it is easy to do: a narrow pebble beach begins immediately behind the embankment. True, in its free areas there are no amenities - no changing cabins, no shower, no toilet. All this and also sunbeds, umbrellas, waiters with snacks and drinks, and in some places even sand instead of stones can be obtained on paid (expensive) sections of the beach.
However, the most enjoyable time on the Promenade des Anglais is sitting and looking out over the sparkling bay. Henri Matisse said that the sea in Nice has an incredible, fantastic color. To admire the sea, in addition to the usual white benches, there are the famous blue chairs. The tradition of installing blue chairs began in 1950, and since then local residents, and tourists got so used to them that when they tried to remove the chairs in 2003, the public was outraged. People take pictures in them or just relax after lunch - the way they once did Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene. True, the chairs were different then; now the third model is in use. But the sea of fantastic color is still the same.
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The most famous promenade in France, the Promenade des Anglais - business card Nice. This is where city residents and numerous tourists spend fine summer evenings. Life here does not subside day or night - there are restaurants and cafes on the promenade, pompous boutiques and luxury hotels await customers. And on the opposite side of the embankment, the motionless and eternal sea majestically watches the passage of time. The history of the embankment dates back to the beginning of the 19th century, when the British, fascinated by the mild climate of Nice, began to buy land here and build villas, turning the modest coastal road into a meeting place and walks for high society.
A walk along the Promenade des Anglais is an excursion in itself. It is here that the famous hotels with a century-old history are located - “Negresco”, “Weltmeister”, “Royal” and others. They are worthy of competition from magnificent villas - the elegant Villa of Officers, which once belonged to Napoleon's sister, the austere Villa Fortado and the quaint Villa Nui. Well, you can take a break during the walk in one of the cozy cafes on the promenade.
