Côte d'Azur · Alpes-Maritimes · UNESCO World Heritage
Listed by UNESCO as the Winter Resort Town of the Riviera, Nice unfolds between the seafront, baroque lanes and green hills. Your chauffeur collects you from your hotel, the airport or the cruise port and shapes a half-day or full day around your pace.
Why go
Nice curves around the Bay of Angels, backed by its own hills and the first ridges of the Alps. Ruled for centuries by the House of Savoy and French only since 1860, it has kept ochre façades, arcaded squares and a cuisine all its own, from socca to pissaladière. In 2021 UNESCO recognised its story as a winter resort, shaped by the European visitors who came to spend the colder months here in the nineteenth century.
Much of the city can be explored on foot, yet its finest viewpoints sit on the hills and its districts are spread out: Old Nice and Cimiez, the port and Mont Boron. With a private chauffeur you move from one to the next without hunting for parking or waiting for a bus, and save your energy for walking where it is truly worth it.
Essential sights
A half-day covers three or four of them; a full day links them all without rushing.
01 · THE ICON
The great seafront follows the whole Bay of Angels, lined with palms, the famous blue chairs and Belle Époque façades such as the Negresco. Its name recalls the English winter visitors who paid for a first path along the shore in the nineteenth century.
02 · THE HISTORIC HEART
Narrow lanes, ochre façades, baroque churches and Sainte-Réparate Cathedral: the old town is best explored on foot. On the Cours Saleya, the flower and produce market gives way to an antiques market on Mondays. This is the place to try socca.
03 · THE FINEST VIEW
The castle was demolished in the early eighteenth century, but the hill remains the great viewpoint of Nice: the Bay of Angels on one side, Port Lympia on the other, with a waterfall and shaded gardens in between.
04 · ITALIAN ELEGANCE
Chequerboard paving, red arcaded buildings and the Fountain of the Sun: the grand square links Old Nice with the modern city. It opens onto the Promenade du Paillon, a green parkway with a water mirror that is lovely to stroll through.
05 · ART AND ANTIQUITY
On this hill, the amphitheatre and remains of the Roman town of Cemenelum stand beside the Matisse Museum, housed in a Genoese villa, and the gardens of the Franciscan monastery. The Marc Chagall Museum lies on the road up.
A typical day
An example programme, adjusted to every request: times, stops and breaks are agreed with you before confirmation. On a half-day we keep the panorama, Old Nice and Place Masséna.
09:00 · NICE · HOTEL OR AIRPORT
At your hotel, Nice Côte d'Azur airport or the cruise port. Saloon or van depending on your group, then a first drive along the Promenade des Anglais and the Bay of Angels.
09:30 · CASTLE HILL
Drop-off on Quai Rauba-Capeu, up by lift or stairs, then views over the Bay of Angels, the port and the rooftops of Old Nice before the tour groups arrive.
10:30 – 13:30 · OLD NICE · MASSÉNA
Down to Sainte-Réparate Cathedral and the Cours Saleya, a Niçois lunch in the lanes, then Place Masséna. Your chauffeur meets you again at the agreed pick-up point.
14:00 · CIMIEZ
Up Boulevard de Cimiez past its former Belle Époque palace hotels, a visit to the Matisse Museum or the Roman amphitheatre, then a stroll through the monastery garden and its viewpoint.
16:30 · NICE · YOUR HOTEL
Past Port Lympia and along Boulevard Carnot to the Mont Boron viewpoints, then drop-off at your hotel. Possible variation: continue to Villefranche-sur-Mer or Èze.
The route through Nice
Airport or hotel
Pick-up
Promenade des Anglais
Bay of Angels
Castle Hill
Panorama
Old Nice
On foot
Cimiez
Matisse · amphitheatre
Mont Boron
Viewpoint on the way back
Practical information
Much of Old Nice is pedestrianised. Your chauffeur drops you at the closest permitted point, on the seafront, at the port or near Place Masséna, and collects you at an agreed spot.
Bring comfortable shoes: cobbled lanes and steps on Castle Hill. A lift runs up towards the park from the seafront; let us know about any reduced mobility so we can adapt the route.
Nice is a year-round destination with mild winters. April to June and September to October bring beautiful light; in July and August, start early. In February, the Carnival changes traffic in the centre.
Landing in Nice? Your suitcases stay in the vehicle during the visit and the day ends at your hotel. Share your flight number so we can follow your arrival.
Depending on the ship, you dock in the port of Nice or anchor off Villefranche-sur-Mer. We wait for you at the exit and plan the return with a margin before your all-aboard time.
The Matisse and Chagall museums each have their own closing days: check them before fixing your date. We then adjust the order of visits and the time spent at each one.
Our options
TRANSFER
From Nice Côte d'Azur airport to your hotel, with meet and greet, luggage handling and, if you wish, a scenic detour along the Promenade des Anglais.
Fare confirmed before booking
MOST REQUESTED
Castle Hill, Old Nice and Place Masséna, or Cimiez and Mont Boron: a private tour of a few hours, with your chauffeur at your disposal from start to finish.
Fare confirmed before booking
FULL DAY
Nice in the morning, then Villefranche-sur-Mer, Èze or Monaco in the afternoon: a full day with a chauffeur, ending back at your hotel in the evening.
Fare confirmed before booking
Just need a transfer?
For a one-way or return trip without sightseeing, the route page covers pick-up, luggage and booking.
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Allow about 30 minutes for roughly 10 km to Place Masséna, depending on traffic and your arrival time.
Much of the old town is pedestrianised. We drop you at the closest permitted point and you continue on foot; pick-up is at a spot agreed in advance.
A half-day is enough for the Castle Hill panorama, Old Nice and Place Masséna. A full day adds Cimiez, Mont Boron or an outing to Villefranche-sur-Mer and Èze.
Yes, in the port of Nice or at Villefranche-sur-Mer depending on your ship. We build the programme around your port times and keep a margin for getting back on board.
The fare depends on the duration, the number of passengers and the stops; it is confirmed before booking. Book online or send your date on WhatsApp.
Yes. Mention it when booking: we adapt the vehicle, the pace and the drop-off points to limit walking and steps.
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Your hotel or arrival flight, the number of passengers, the places you most want to see: book online or message us on WhatsApp, and we will come back to you with a programme and a confirmed fare.
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