Skylines of Nice

Most French people don´t like highrises, especially in southern France since they claim that tall buildings would block their views of the beautiful nature. Thus there are just a few highrises in Nice, and they are not very tall and are located in the outskirts. And because Nice doesn´t have any tall cathedral or TV tower, the skyline looks pretty week. But in return, the nature that surrounds the city is amazing. Nice is situated between the Mediterranean sea and the Alps, and there is even a high rock in the city.

Colline du Chateau and its views

In the eastern part of central Nice, there is a high rock, Colline du Chateau, that you can climb from the Old Town. On the top of the rock there are observation points, a park and a beautful cemetery on the way up. There is also aa huge war memorial facing the bay on the east side of the rock, called Aux Morts. Despite the name there is no castle on the rock, but there are ruins of an old church. These are the views from the rock:

Nice city center skyline with Promenade des Anglais and the beach at Baie des Anges. The white building with the red round roof is Hotel Negresco.

Promenade des Anglais and the airport.

Old Town, Vieux Nice.

Old Town to the northwest.

Monument Aux Morts is a memorial to those who died in the World War I. 3655 names are written in remembrance.

Monument Aux Morts stands on the east side of the rock.

Rue des Ponchettes in Old Town, paralel to Promenad des Anglais is a pedestrian street with houses in many colours.

Old Town and the airport.

View downt the waterfall of Colline de Chateau.

The waterfall.

Towards the north and the alps.

Northeast.

A commercial plane taking off from Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport.

Closeup of Promenade des Anglais and the beach.

Promenade des Anglais and Old Town.

The harbour, called Port Lympia.

The nice neighboorhouds on Mont Boron and the Corsica catamaran.

Many rich and famous people have residences just east of Nice's harbour Port Lympia.

Ferries are leaving Nice to Corse and Sardinia from the port of Nice.

Port Lympia, the port of Nice.

Côte d'Azur (the French Riviera) comes from the azure shade of colour of the mediterranean seas, that this photo is proof of.

The white coppola on the top of this mountain belongs to Nice Observatory.

View towards the Acropolis building.

This unusual church is called Nôtre-Dame.

This is the beautful Colline du Chateau cemetery where famous people, like the founder of Mercedes-Benz is buried. Nôtre-Dame is in the background.

Colline du Chateau cemetery is like a small Pere Lachaise of Nice. Part of the cemetery is Jewish.

This structure with this beautiful tree on top is one of the sights on the rock of Colline du Chateau.

View on the way down to street level.