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Eglise Russe - Nice

Avenue Nicolas II - 06000 Nice
www.egliseorthodoxerusse.com
+33 (0)4 93 96 88 02
Closed on Sunday mornings, in the morning on the orthodox holidays and January 1st

Inaugurated in 1912 by the last Tsar of Russia Nicolas II, this splendid Orthodox Church bears witness to the importance of the Russian community in Nice during the Belle Époque. With six cupolas and two monumental porches, its exterior is a harmonious symphony of orange bricks, pink marble and brightly coloured ceramics. The interior is sumptuously decorated with icons, gilded woodwork and murals...

Musée national Marc Chagall - Nice

Avenue Docteur Ménard - 06000 Nice
www.musee-chagall.fr
+33 (0)4 93 53 87 20
Closed Tuesdays and January 1st, 1/05, 25/12

Located in a garden with Mediterranean trees, the Museum features the world's largest concentration of public works by Marc Chagall. An exceptional collection of seventeen paintings inspired by the Bible illustrate the spirituality of Chagall's work and his place in movements in 20th-century art. Man dialogues with Divine power and Nature in a swirling elliptical construction blending all the elements of Creation.

MUSEAAV – Nice

16, bis place Garibaldi - 06300 Nice
www.museaav.com
+33 (0)879 02 95 33
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, January, February and 1/01, 1/05, 1/11, 25/12

Located in a 17th-century warehouse for storing olive oil, MUSEAAV, evocative of Warhol's 'Factory', is a very special place featuring 1,000m2, a museum, a gallery and venue for artistic exchange all in one. It offers a permanent collection of nearly 150 works by famous contemporary artists (Duchamp, Christo, Picasso...), temporary exhibitions by regional artists and especially a new form of art based on new digital and virtual technologies.

Parc Phoenix – Nice

405, Promenade des Anglais - 06200 Nice
www.nice.fr
+33 (0)4 92 29 77 00

Enjoy all Nature's colours! Parc Phoenix occupies seven hectares with over 2,500 plant species and trees around a vast lake with ducks and other birds and a huge greenhouse sheltering six tropical climates. This vegetation is livened up by the presence of many animals, scientific and cultural exhibitions, a large playground… to make this sight an enchantment for young and old alike.

Château-Musée Grimaldi – Cagnes-sur-mer

Place Grimaldi, Haut de Cagnes - 06800 Cagnes sur Mer
www.cagnes-tourisme.com
+33 (0)4 92 02 47 30
Closed Tuesdays and 1/01, 1/12-9/12, 25/12

Located in the heart of the medieval village of Haut-de-Cagnes, the castle, built at the beginning of the 14th century, was initially a fortress. In the 17th century, it was embellished with Baroque ornamentation. Converted into a municipal museum in 1946, it houses the Museum of the Olive Tree and modern art collections, including some forty portraits of the famous cabaret singer Suzy Solidor (by Dufy, Picabia, Foujita, Cocteau...).

Musée Renoir – Cagnes-sur-mer

Chemin des Collettes - 06800 Cagnes sur Mer
www.cagnes-tourisme.com
+33 (0)4 93 20 61 07
Closed Tuesdays and 1/01, 1/05, 25/11, 2/12, 25/12

Domaine des Collettes, with its olive and citrus trees and a panoramic view on the Mediterranean, is where Auguste Renoir spent the last ten years of his life, until 1919. This fine home has been preserved intact. The painter's furniture, studio, personal possessions, photograph and works (including eleven original paintings) provide a warmatmosphere to this house. “The painter of happiness” found in this place an always renewed inspiration.

Musée national Fernand Léger - Biot

Chemin du Val de Pome - 06410 Biot
www.musee-fernandleger.com
+33 (0)4 92 91 50 30
Closed Tuesdays and 1/01, 1/05, 25/12

Discover an exceptional collection of 450 works retracing the different stages in the career of Fernand Léger from 1905 to 1955. From Cubism in the early 20th century to the "objects" of 1920, Fernand Léger's work became more humanized in the 1930s. After a stay in the United States during World War II, his paintings were characterized by an explosion of colour. The artist then turned to new techniques such as ceramics and mural decoration.

Marineland – Antibes

306, avenue Mozart - 06600 Antibes
www.marineland.fr
+33 (0)892 30 06 06 (0,34 € ttc/mn)
From November 6 to December 9 : closed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Closed from May 1st to February 7

Marineland, the Park of the Sea, is unique in Europe. It is a constant source of wonder for young and old alike, through dazzling shows put on by dolphins, killer whales, sea lions and birds of prey, as well as such spectacular and fascinating attractions as the shark tunnel and the Naval Museum, all a source of endless thrills!

Jardin Exotique – Monaco

62, Boulevard du Jardin Exotique - 98000 Monaco
www.jardin-exotique.mc
+377 93 15 29 80
Closed November 19th and December 25th

This 11,500m2 garden, inaugurated in 1933 by Prince Louis II, results from a collection of succulents begun in 1895, monumental construction works and an exceptional microclimate. Beautifully located on a rocky cliff overlooking the Sea, the garden has a remarkable panoramic view on the Principality of Monaco and offers an opportunity todiscover nearly a thousand plant varieties from semi-arid environments: cacti and other succulents, some over a hundred years old.