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The tourist office runs 2½-hour walking tours (adult/child €12/6; 9.30am Sat) of
Vieux Nice, in English, departing from the main office on the promenade des
Anglais. The Centre du Patrimoine Offline map Google map ( 04 92 00 41 90;
www.nice.fr , in French; tours adult/child €5/2.50) also runs 11 thematic two-hour
walking tours. English-language tours must be booked two days in advance. The
tourist office has a full listing.

Trans Côte d'Azur
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Boat Tours

( www.trans-cote-azur.com , in French; quai Lunel; Apr-Oct) Scenic one-hour
coastal cruises (adult/child €15/9) as well as day trips to the Îles de Lérins (adult/
child €34/24), St-Tropez (adult/child €55/41) and Monaco (adult/child €32/23).

Festivals & Events

Carnaval de Nice
( www.nicecarnaval.com ) This two-week carnival, held in February, is particularly
famous for its battles of flowers, where thousands of blooms are tossed into the
crowds from passing floats, as well as its fantastic fireworks display.

Carnival

Sleeping

VILLA RIVOLI €€
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Boutique Hotel

( 04 93 88 80 25; www.villa-rivoli.com ; 10 rue de Rivoli; s €85-155, d €99-175, q
€210; ) This stately villa feels like your own pied-à-terre in the heart of Nice. A
marble staircase leads to spotless, character-rich rooms, some with fabric-covered
walls, gilt-edged mirrors and marble mantelpieces.

HÔTEL WINDSOR €€
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Boutique Hotel

( 04 93 88 59 35; www.hotelwindsornice.com ; 11 rue Dalpozzo; d €120-175;
) Though owned by the same family since 1942, there's nothing traditional about
the Windsor. Graffiti artists have decorated several of the oversized rooms with ag-