Nice - France - A multiple of facets Metal Print

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© Christine Till
Nice, the fifth largest city in France, radiates a relaxed atmosphere and exudes the climate of the French Riviera with its carefree lifestyle and tangible Corsican and Italian influences. Being historic, eventful and housing a number of stately residences, Nice quite easily manages to mix a multiple of facets.
Like just about every important settlement along this coast, Nice was founded around 350 BC by the Greek seafarers who had settled in Marseille. They named the colony, probably located at the present old town Vieux Nice, Nikaia. In 154 BC, the Greeks were followed by the Romans, who settled farther uphill around what is now Cimiez, site of several Roman ruins. By the 10th century AD, Nice was ruled by the counts of Provence. In 1388 the city pretty much gave itself to the Savoyards and enjoyed relative stability as part of the Kingdom of Savoy which lasted for nearly 500 years, until 1860, the people voted to join France. Perhaps this is why so much of t...

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