I’ve been a regular visitor to Nice for around 20 years. Landing at the airport only gets more exciting each time I do it. Banking down towards the Med, watching pristine villa walls glisten as brightly as the tips of the waves, brings me peace. I’m far from alone: over 10 million people fly in and out of that airport every year.

For the last few years Nice has felt a little flat. People land there and head straight out to more fashionable resorts: Monaco , Cannes, Cap Ferrat. They’re missing out. A raft of recent improvements and new openings have restored relevance and lustre to the city. Holidays to the Côte d’Azur should include a couple of days here to ease in gently, not just a quick view of passport control and the taxi rank.

Spend a few days in Nice

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