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Light up your Holidays with Luminiscence

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Allison Coe

Just in time for the holidays: a spectacular all-new immersive light show in the magnificent Notre-Dame Basilica.  Luminiscence: The Celestial Odyssey is a real wow, with ultra-realistic projections, remade precision mapping, a newly curated soundtrack, a live choir, and a … Continue reading →

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A new Spark lights up the Old Town dining scene

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Allison Coe

Spark Live Fire Kitchen is my new favorite restaurant in Nice: unique, creative, fun, and extremely welcoming and delicious. The Concept: It’s all about fire: there is no stove… all cooking is done in a custom wood-burning oven, modelled on … Continue reading →

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Two Major Hotel Openings that are Quite a Surprise

Posted on June 30, 2024 by Allison Coe

In medieval times, ancient Convent of the Visitation in Old Nice was an austere abode for pious nuns.  The nuns are long gone and the convent has been boarded up for decades, but nevertheless the locals fought tooth-and-nail to stop … Continue reading →

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Death of Artist Ben: Nice in Shock

Posted on June 6, 2024 by Allison Coe

Update:  The city held a huge memorial with the two caskets right in the middle of the Promenade du Paillon gardens (!) backed by a big screen with photos and memories.  Over 1400 people showed up to pay their respects, … Continue reading →

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Nice Wins the Gold: Hosting the 2030 Winter Olympic Games

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Allison Coe

In a shocking upset, Nice just won Olympic Gold! In a surprise announcement by the IOC, the Nice/French Alps candidature to host the Winter Olympics in 2030 not only made the cut (whew!) …but was the only bid to make … Continue reading →

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