Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cave de la Tour
(3 rue de la Tour)
Buy wine from
cavistes
(cellarmen) who know what they're talking
about: Cave de la Tour has been run by the same family since 1947.
WINE
Pâtisserie LAC
(
www.patisseries-lac.com
;
cnr rue de la Préfecture & rue St-Gaétan)
Divine macaroons
and chocolates from chef patissier Pascal Lac.
FOOD
Henri Auer Confiserie
(
www.maison-auer.com
;
7 rue St-François de Paule)
Sweet teeth will love the crystallised
fruit sold at this traditional sweet shop; the recipes date back to 1820 and the shop is a
sight in its own right.
FOOD
Information
Hôpital St-Roch
( 04 92 03 33 33;
www.chu-nice.fr
; 5 rue Pierre Dévoluy)
24-hour
emergency service.
Police Station
( 04 92 17 22 22; 1 av Maréchal Foch;
24hr)
Non-French speakers
can call 04 92 17 20 31, where translators are on hand.
Tourist Office
( 08 92 70 74 07;
www.nicetourisme.com
; 5 promenade des Anglais;
9am-6pm Mon-Sat)
There's another tourist office (open 8am to 7pm Monday to Saturday)
at the train station on av Thiers.
Getting There & Away
Air
Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport
(NCE; 08 20 42 33 33;
www.nice.aeroport.fr
; )
is
France's second-largest airport and has international flights to Europe, North Africa and
the US, with regular as well as low-cost airlines. The airport has two terminals, linked by
a free shuttle.
