Flying from the UK to Nice
March 5, 2009 by Tom Martens
Filed under Flights
There is no shortage of flights from the UK to Nice in the south of France, including easy flights from London, Liverpool, Birmingham, and Manchester. The Nice C’te d’Azur International Airport has two terminals. The many easy and inexpensive flight options to Nice make it a great place to take a holiday.
Nice is a leading resort on the French Riviera, halfway between Monaco and Cannes. Because of its proximity to Monaco, the Nice airport also serves as the airport for the city-state. Nice is France’s fifth largest city and among its most popular tourist destinations. With a population of approximately 348,000 people, Nice has a large influx of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese immigrants.
The blue skies and the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean flanked by beaches of fine sand make Nice a renowned travel destination. The area gets very crowded in May during the yearly Cannes Film Festival. And in addition to Cannes, Nice offers its Jazz Festival and the Carnaval de Nice as well. All year-round, Nice is known for its nightlife.
Visitors flock to Nice for its mild Mediterranean climate. Rainfall and snow are rare in Nice. The summers are hot and dry, the spring is windy and fall and winter are mild. The beautiful weather is one of the main reasons Nice is so popular with tourists.
A must sightseeing spot in Nice is the Promenade of the English. The promenade is built directly on the beach. The Promenade of the English offers unique shops, fine restaurants, and excellent hotels. Just a short walk from the promenade is the Place Massena, Nice’s city square. The Place Massena has a wonderful Mediterranean feel with its Italian architecture and red tiled roofs.
Many of Nice’s annual calendars of public celebrations take place at the Place Massena. These include the national holiday Bastille Day on July 14. Other attractive public squares tourists should see in Nice include the Place Garibaldi, the Place Rosetti, the governmental center at the Place du Palais, and the Cours Saleya. The Cours Saleya affords a bustling flower market, and the courts of law are to be found in the Place du Palais, also a popular area for nighttime entertainment for tourists and locals alike. The Place Rossetti is also popular for its nightlife.
Travelers could spend their entire vacation in Nice enjoying street life, but Nice also offers fine dining, wonderful shopping, and several art museums. Food lovers will appreciate the bouillabaisse and the ratatouille. Local fresh ingredients, in Nice as in most of France, play a key role in the cuisine of the city.
There are plenty of dining options, from quaint home cooked meal type restaurants to fine, formal dining. Whatever you choose, you will not be disappointed, as the fresh, local ingredients make Nice cuisine a true pleasure in dining. If local cuisine does not interest you, there are options for foreign cuisine dining available as well.
Whether it’s glamour, beaches, shopping, watching for celebrities, nightlife, culture, or great food, Nice has something to offer every traveler.