Nice Port Lympia & Antiques District - Walking Tour
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
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Highlights
Nice's Port Lympia district is full of stories, architectural masterpieces, renowned characters and hidden treasures. Immerse yourself in its history passing through its Antiques District, its Sweet Candies & chocolate Confectionery, its Old Jail (now Museum), its colourful piers and its traditional pointed-sharped fishing boats. Discover how its past as a fishermen & trading port has shaped Nice's history, and how its prehistoric cave tells us about its 1st inhabitants. A unique, fun, original and well-documented historical tour. Everyone knows about Nice's old town, but very few really know about its port and its rich history! THE PORT OF NICE THROUGH MANY ANGLES ! Highlights: Antiques shops & frescoes A confectionery factory (tastings included) The Old Jail (History of the Port & Art) Illustrious figures (Garibaldi, Napoleon & others) A superb chapel (a hidden treasure) A prehistoric cave The real best Socca of Nice April-October: cross the port by traditional fisherman's boat
Inclusions
What's included
- Visit of a hidden baroque treasure (unknown & secret)
- Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces, candied fruits, flower jams & +
- Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces (candied fruits, candies, flower jams & more)
- Cross of the port by traditional wooden boat (from April until October)
- Visit antiquaries galleries, flee market & art galleries and shops
- Visit of a pre-historic cave (Museum)
- Short Visit of the Old Prison & the terraces (Museum)
What's not
- Private transportation
- Transfers
Itinerary
There is no better place than Garibaldi square to introduce to rich history of Nice Port Lympia, where everything started. After reminding the importance of Garibaldi for Italian and niçoise History!
Let's start the tour with rue Bonaparte and the fascinating story of the young Napoleon leaving in Nice and starting the Italians War Campaign! A very lively & charming district with a lot of local food, restaurants, bars & nice shops
Let's visit the very interesting Antiques district of Nice with many nice antiquaries shops & the flee market full of art, artworks, paintings, sculptures and home tools
The beautiful piers and full of colors buildings of Nice Port Lympia have many stories to tell us and are a pleasure for the eyes. From April until October we can cross the Port with a traditional wooden boat. We will pass to a Confectionery Factory to see how candied fruits, candies, jams & chocolates are prepared before to be sold at the shop. Possibility of many tastings of original produces
We will pass through the Old Prison of Nice (nowadays Museum and Gallery with exhibits), we will see the old cells and get to know even better the History of Port Lympia and its evolution from the foundation until today (arts exhibits depending on the season
Visit a hidden baroque treasure, the most beautiful rocky seaside of Nice with inlets and prestigious restaurants over the sea & a prehistoric cave which inform us about the 1st inhabitants and the life in Nice 190 000 years ago.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
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Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Place Garibaldi (just in front of the statue of Garibaldi in the centre of the square) Tramway Line 1 stop Garibaldi Tramway Line 2 stop Garibaldi/Le Château The Guide will be waiting for you with a blue ‘Walking Tour’ sign
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Nice Creative Tours
- Wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Nice
- Its from-price is 69% below the median of the 87 food tours we list in Nice.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 58 of 87.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nice
Nice is the sunny capital of the French Riviera, where a palm-lined promenade curves along a blue bay and a pastel old town buzzes with markets.
The Promenade des Anglais follows the Baie des Anges for kilometres, with pebble beaches and the turquoise sea on one side and grand hotels on the other. Vieux Nice, the old town, is a maze of narrow lanes, Baroque churches and ochre façades, and the Cours Saleya hosts a flower and produce market.
Top-ranked sights in Nice: Promenade des Anglais, Eze, Nice Old Town (Vieux Nice).
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