Out and About

 

A stay at La Brigue, with sheep

Published 22 October, 2024

Nice is situated at the foot of a stunning mountain range, part of the Alps, which is very good for hiking at the right times of year. Getting to the know the mountains around Nice is certainly as rewarding as finding secluded coves to swim in or new restaurants to try. If this sounds daunting to those who don’t bring…   Read on >

Public transport in Nice

Published 19 October, 2024

In a previous blog I kept during my long association with Nice, just about everything I wrote about public transport is now wrong. So much investment has gone into green transport in the past twenty years that this aspect of the town is has changed beyond all recognition. Trams prioritised over cars When we made our very first visit to…   Read on >