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Nice Attractions - Things to do
The Hotel Negresco
Built in 1912 in Nice’s Bay of Angels, the Hotel Negresco is a privately owned palace that now functions as a hotel and museum of art. It was declared a National Historic Monument in the 1970s. Artworks can be viewed in the public rooms as well as the corridors and guest rooms, and pieces range from renaissance art to contemporary modern French works. The Negresco is one of the key landmarks along the promenade des Anglais.
http://www.hotel-negresco-nice.com/
The Matisse Museum
The well known Fauvist Painter Henri Matisse lived in Nice from 1917 until his death in 1954. The Matisse museum is housed in an attractive seventeenth century Genoan style villa in the Gardens of Cimiez, and contains his entire personal collection.
http://www.musee-matisse-nice.org/
l’Eglise Russe
Situated on the Boulevard du Tzarevitch the Russian Church was built in the nineteenth century by Alexander II of Russia, at the place where his son, Tsarevich Nicolas, died of meningitis during their annual holiday in Nice. It is considered one of the most beautiful Orthodox churches in Western Europe and is known as the Cathedral of Saint Nicolas. It is a stunning combination of pink bricks, grey marble, and coloured ceramics, crowned by six distinctive domes.
http://www.acor-nice.com/
Museum d’histoire naturelle
The natural history museum was the first museum opened in Nice, and began in 1863. The aim of the natural history museum today is to increase awareness of environmental protection, and to bring the world’s rich natural heritage to the attention of its visitors. Specimens on display originate from Africa, the Mediterranean, and South America, and there are close to a million specimens to view.
http://www.mhnnice.org/
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