France

Nice

The capital of the Riviera arranges itself around the Baie des Anges, where the famous blue chairs of the Promenade face water of a blue no filter improves.

Best forBeach
Approx. flying time~12h 15m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportNice, Alpes-Maritimes (NCE)

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About this place

The beaches are pebble — buy the cheap mat everyone else has — and the swimming is glorious into October. Between dips: the Matisse and Chagall museums, the baroque old town, and socca eaten hot from paper.

Featured in Ten city breaks with a seriously good beach attached

When to go

Daytime highs run from about 12°C in January to 29°C in August. Driest in January and February and July; wettest in May, with rain on about 14 days. The sea is warmest in August at around 27°C, coolest at 14°C.

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August29° · rain 7 days · sea 27°Warm with the odd shower.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

Where to stay

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Mid-range

Hôtel Vendôme

City centre · neoclassical 19th-century townhouse hotel

A 3-star hotel in a 19th-century neoclassical townhouse near Place Masséna, a short walk from the beach and Nice-Ville station.

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Boutique

Palais Saleya

Vieux Nice · 18th-century apartment-hotel by Cours Saleya

An 18th-century building beside the Cours Saleya flower market, restored into 26 suites and apartments at the edge of the Old Town.

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Luxury

Le Royal

Promenade des Anglais · Belle Époque seafront palace

A former 1905 palace on the Promenade des Anglais, this Belle Époque hotel faces the Mediterranean across the Baie des Anges.

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