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By Anthemion Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €40 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 2h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Step into the heart of Nice’s historic Old Town, where medieval streets, Baroque churches, and centuries of history intertwine to create one of the Mediterranean’s most captivating urban landscapes. With this experience, the Old Town isn’t just something you visit—it’s something you learn to read, detail by fascinating detail.

    What sets this journey apart is our architectural perspective. We go beyond picturesque alleyways and charming squares to uncover the stories hidden within stone façades, church domes, noble palaces, and forgotten fortifications. From the medieval origins of the city to the grandeur of the Baroque age, each stop reveals how architecture reflects the ambitions, beliefs, and struggles of the people who shaped Nice.

    This isn’t just a tour—it’s seeing Nice’s Old Town as it was meant to be seen.

Activity location

  • Cathedrale Sainte-Reparate
    • 3 Place Rossetti
    • 06300, Nice, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Eat SUSHI
    • 42 Boulevard Jean Jaurès
    • 06300, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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Old Town Nice Baroque and Medieval Small Group Tour

  • Activity duration is 2 hours2h
    2h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
€40.00 x 2 Adults€80.00
Total
Price is €80.00
Until Wed, 28 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    experienced guide
  • Exclusions
    Service charge

Know before you book

    • Service animals allowed
    • Public transport options are available nearby
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
    • This activity is provided by a private individual (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law will not apply to your booking.

Activity itinerary

Cathedrale Sainte-Reparate

  • 10m
Here we admire the cathedral and discuss how the baroque style was created as a means of propaganda. We discuss the history of the square and how it came to look the way it does today.

Palais Lascaris

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Our storey of baroque architecture is continued with a residential palace whose family ties stretch all the way back to a Byzantine Emperor in the 13th century.

Centre du Patrimoine - Le Senat

  • 10m
At this stop, we discuss the history of the court system in Nice, when it was part of Savoy. We learn about the history of the building and why it it was designed the way it was.

Palais de la Prefecture

  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Over the past 400 years, this building has been the home to the reigning ruler of the area, whether it be a Duke of Savoy, King of Sardinia, or a prefect of the French Empire. Hear about the changes made over the years. We also discuss the history of the Cours Saleya and the terraces by the sea.

Palais de Justice

  • 20m
This stop encompasses many elements - The history of this centre square, the mystery of the Dominican Convent, the current Palais de Justice, the Clock Tower and the Barracks.

Opera de Nice

  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
We will discuss the history of theatres on this space, and the architect who created the current opera house including a discussion of the new tech that was used to create it.

Location

Activity location

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    Cathedrale Sainte-Reparate
    • 3 Place Rossetti
    • 06300, Nice, France

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Eat SUSHI
    • 42 Boulevard Jean Jaurès
    • 06300, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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