Just walking around Nice at Night can be immensely amusing… here’s where to go and what to look for.
Summer Night Crafts Market In the summer Cours Saleya never sleeps, and becomes a Summer Night Crafts Market. The rule is that everything must be hand-made or painted by the local artist, which happily eliminates mass-produced trinkets. It makes for a festive atmosphere, surrounded by the café tables and restaurants.
Take a stroll down the Promenade followed by an (expensive) drink at the beautiful Negresco bar: it’s the only way to get past the top-hat-and-tights doormen to be able to tour this fabulously eclectic hotel.
Or just wander around town and enjoy the street-side spectacle…
- Tango under the stars Thursdays Place Massena, Fridays at the MAMAC plaza (up the escalator), and Saturday at Rauba Capau, on the Prom toward the Port
- Friday night Rollerbladers
- Slalom-skaters and roller-jumping on the Prom
- An ageless Michael Jackson clone (he’s been at it at least 15 years!)
- Bela the Cat Man Actually, he’s only out during the day, but here is a video of “a day in the life” of one of Nice’s most unusual street performers…
Photo Credits: Negresco by Night by Steve75, Beach at Night by Aiden McMichael, all licensed under Creative Commons.
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