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Great photo of Place Massena back in the 1960s. Hard to believe it was like that until 2008. It used to be a great spot to park when shopping in Avenue Jean Medecin but I much prefer the way it is now.
I remember a client asking me to sell their property that looked onto the square a couple of years after the new tram had opened, and I had the original photos of when I sold it to them a decade before. The interior of the apartment was more or less the same. However the difference of the view before and after views was striking.
Much like the park built next door to the square, it is now hard to remember what it looked like before. We can certainly get used to nice things.
Wow, so much better now!
Avoid those awkward tan lines.
From today, you no longer need to wear a mask on the beach or in the park. You can thank the Mayor of Villeneuve Loubet, Lionnel Luca, who's persistence has resulted in the lifting of the restriction in the Alpes Maritimes area.
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Le préfet des Alpes-Maritimes a répondu favorablement à la demande du maire de Villeneuve Loubet qui demandait la levée de l'obligation du port du masque dans les espaces verts et sur le littoral.Very sensible to remove this requirement. Need to follow the science, not interpret it to match our own thoughts
It was a stupid and unnecessary requirement to begin with. Happy to see it go.
Hurrah and hazzah!
Take the bus from Nice to Monaco... via the sea.
In an effort to reduce traffic between Nice and Monaco, they will be starting up a boat shuttle service which will be an battery and hydrogen hybrid. It will run every hour, and every 30 minutes during peak periods, and take 35 minutes. The 15km journey will have some pretty spectacular scenery!
It will connect with the Nice tram line, and will be free if you have a tram/bus day pass. At a cost of €5m, paid for both by Nice and Monaco, expect to see it launch this August.
New sea shuttle service to connect Nice and Monaco
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This summer it will be possible to travel between Nice and Cap d'Ail on the border of Monaco on a sea shuttle. Local authorities in Nice have launchedCan't wait to try that!
Great idea and a reasonable price too
What a fantastic idea. I am sure it will be successful. .
This is great - there should be more local ferries along to coast
Nice starts to open up.
Schools are now opening up, but progressively the rest of the country should too. From Monday, the 10km limit will be lifted and there will be no restriction on how far you can travel within France. Then from "around mid-May" there are plans to open up outdoor dining areas and terraces for restaurants.
The 7pm curfew will remain in place for the foreseeable future though. The easing in restrictions will also be cancelled if the infection rates do not continue to fall. The next government update will be given around 5th May.
It appears the EU is going to open things up to us vaccinated people from the US, hope Italy and France join in on that, already have flight scheduled, hope it happens.
Hopefully international visitors allowed soon too!
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Fancy going to St Laurent du Var from Nice? Why not take the cable car?
Not April 1st, the local government is going to spend €40m building a cable car where cabins will shoot over the river for 800m, taking 3 minutes to arrive, with a new cabin every 4 minutes.
The idea of the "téléphérique" between St Laurent du Var and Nice, let's face it that's the direction most people will be interested in, is to connect the airport to the new tram line that will eventually go to Cagnes sur Mer. Underground tram, overground tram, electric buses, now cable cars, the town hall certainly isn't afraid to think outside of the box when it comes to Green transport.
Un téléphérique reliera Nice et Saint-Laurent-du-Var en 2025
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Le budget prévisionnel pour la réalisation de ce projet est estimé à 40 millions d’eurosWow 😳
Monaco remains the most expensive real estate in the world, at €47,600/sqm, over twice the price of cities like New York and Tokyo and three times the price of the most expensive city in France, Paris.
Despite a 1% dip in price last year, they still remains up over 50% over the past decade.
What happened to the apartment for sale in the Odeon tower priced at over €300,000,000? It has been rented out for now, at a cool €600,000 per month. That should help with the mortgage.
With prices being 10x less in Nice, they seem comparitively a bargain!
Monaco reste la ville la plus chère du monde
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Selon le fournisseur mondial de services immobiliers Savills, le prix du m2 se négocie en moyenne à 47.600 euros en Principauté. La ville-état de 2km2 et de 38.000 habitants se place ainsi très l...Just goes to show the rich are just getting richer. History always shows that during war or epidemic there are those that suffer and those that profit.
The Cours Saleya is finished!
The renovations, that is. A month later than planned and at the expected cost of under €2m, not too bad considering the pandemic, all the works are finsihed. The market stalls have been upgraded to include LED lighting and electrical operated canopies. The old lamp-posts are being replaced by trees, also replacing a lot of trees that were dying, and the street lighting has being moved to wall lighting on the surrounding buildings. Of course the whole street has been repaved.
Most importantly, the look and feel of the world famous Cours Saleya has been preserved. I know a few restaurants have changed hands so expect some pleasant surprises when everything opens up for business as usual!
Can't wait until we can come back 😍
How exciting!!! This makes us even more « home » sick.
Curious, are those the old lamp post in this picture?
So you might see some cute electric "mini buses" zipping around town.
These small buses are absolutely free and you can hop on one to take you around town. They are every 15 minutes, and go from by the Negresco Hotel along the Promenade des Anglais to the Old Town. Then before getting to Place Garibaldi it goes up Rue Alberti to Bvd Dubouchage. Then all the way west again, along Bvd Victor Hugo, until it reaches Bvd Gambetta then back to Negresco again.
It is all part of the Mayor's plans to reduce the amount of cars in the city centre, and make it a pollution free zone. They look kind of cute too.
That's a brilliant idea.I am so looking forward to visiting Nice again.
Great idea! Can’t wait to give them a go!
Fantastic idea! Can’t wait to try them out, whenever we manage to get back down to lovely Nice.
So what happened to the two 4* hotels opening around Place Garibaldi?
Well they are going ahead but delayed due to the restrictions inflicted because of the virus. They are estimated at least 4 months behind schedule. As you know, the one of Rue Segurane replaces the building that was demolished due to being too fragile when tunneling underneath for the tram line to the Port. It had to be reconstructed with the facade exactly as it used to be, so the views from the hill will look the same. Inside will be brand new. This one should now be finished by the end of the year. The one behind the Place Garibaldi underground stop will take a little longer. Rue Bonaparte became quite trendy a while ago, and now this chic has spread to roads like Bavastro and Lascaris. Both hotels will be a boost to raise the profile between the "quieter" side of the Old Town and the Port.
The city is out hand selecting pebbles for your posterior comfort.
Every year, the city replace nearly 3,000m³ of pebbles on the Nice beaches. The pebbles come from either the Paillon river, that flows into Nice, or from Durance which is in the Bouches du Rhone. This year they come from Durance because workers are busy doing repairs around the Paillon due to the storm damage from hurricane Alex.
Once the pebbles have been gathered, they are then individually sorted. They shouldn't be too big or too small, and should have a smooth round look that fits in with the other stones. This means a more even surface under your towel maximising comfort for your bottom. The size of the pebble must be longer than 2cm in length and shorter than 8cm. Then each pebble is washed before being placed on the beach.
At the same time they will be doing repairs to the water breakers at Magnan and Lenval, concrete blocks extending out in the sea, to prevent cross currents. Not easy as blocks can weigh up to 12 tonnes each. This will take a couple of months and be ready for the start of summer.
Of course it sounds easier to dump a load of sand on the beach. But then it wouldn't be the Nice we love and know any more, would it?
I Hope that they are not using the EXTRA LARGE PEBBLES to the right of the photograph ha!
Correct Accu presser points are important, size matters! Lol
I thought it was April 1st for a minute. What an extraordinary amount of work! 😳
Amazing attention to detail
You get to Nice airport, the tram is there waiting, you rush to the ticket machine...
Or you can just download the app to your phone! If you buy a ticket of 10 then each journey costs just €1. When you get on the tram, simply tap your phone against the ticket stamping machine and you are done.
The one caveat is that with a regular ticket of 10, if there are 3 of you for instance then you can drop the same ticket in 3 times to cover all of your journeys. With the app, each passenger will need to do it individually. Other than that, it is a great convenience to have.
NFC Nice Ticket - Lignes d'Azur
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Nice Côte d'Azur en toute liberté avec les Lignes d'Azur
The public are being invited to give their feedback for the new tram line that will be built between Nice and Cagnes sur Mer.
There is a video on the proposed route in the link below. Not that it goes anywhere particularly interesting. Good for those in St Laurent and Cagnes sur Mer to get into Nice though.
Concertation publique du 15 février au 31 mars 2021 | Tramway de la Métropole NCA
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Inscrite dans le schéma directeur des transport 2040, la création de la ligne 4 de tramway est un projet d’envergure pour le territoire métropolitain. Depuis l’ouest de Nice, cette ligne relier...
This year, Nice is offering a non-invasive COVID test. Just pee in this cup...
Or they can do it the less fun way. Since Christmas, twice a week the firemen jump into the sewers in each area of the city and take samples. These are then sent for analysis and they test for the amount of COVID per liter. This then gives a collective average for the infection in that particular area.
The results are that social housing areas on the outskirts, such as Ariane and Moulins, have the highest concentration as well as the area north of the train station. It is a clever secondary testing that can be used to give more solid evidence, depending on the local diet, to back up trends seen in primary individual testing. It also gives another source of information in a region that is very reticent about making statistical breakdowns public knowledge.
Two beautifully renovated studios for sale in the Old Town price at €105,000 each.
Is posting good deals on this page of interest? Should I put more details here?
Love the video, it certainly helps someone such as myself actually understand the layout of the places. There are bunches of realtors worldwide don't even have a steady photo (or photos period)! Thanks again for going above and beyond Phillip! I would add a link to the listing in the description, then you're not having to write out multiple listings in multiple places.
Great work mate
There will be confinement the next two weekends in Nice.
The mayor has been pushing for a lockdown, a tighter curfew, and a ban on all tourists but instead the government has instituted a weekend lockdown from Friday 6pm until Monday 6am for the next two weekends. Only essential stores will be open such as supermarkets and chemists.
Despite the mayor describing the scene in Nice as "catastrophic", the facts and figures are not as dramatic as he makes out. The last article with stats, zero deaths under 45 years old, and "practically zero" under 65 years old. The median age is 81 of somebody sadly dying of something with COVID complications. (src: Nice Matin 7th Feb)
The figure of 577 cases per 100,000 is being touted as several times the national average. The health minister flew in to the "hot-spot" of Nice a couple of days ago with his entourage. The mayor blamed the spike on the influx of tourists over Christmas, where flights jumped from 20 per day to over 120 per day over that period.
However at this point there is only one COVID unit in one public hospital, Pasteur, and there are currently a total of 24 people in there. Of the people in intensive care, the article says there is a death rate of around 10%. (src: linked article)
That is not to say people should not be vigilant, or not continue to take measures that will protect the vulnerable in our society. However beware cut and paste headlines. Take your time to read the article behind and check sources before weighing up the objective risk level. Just posting this in case you are worried about friends or family here.
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Alors que de nouvelles mesures restrictives ont été instaurées, les hôpitaux de la ville la plus touchée par le Covid accusent le coup face à la maladie.Is that you in the photo on the right?
The speed limit in the city centre will be reduced to 30km/h, and all traffic lights removed.
The whole city centre will be subject to a 30km/h limit including the Promenade des Anglais. This is done in the name of reducing pollution, though they admit this probably won't make much difference. What will, they say, is the removal of all the traffic lights. The reduction of the "stop and go" of cars will reduce city centre emissions by an estimated 20% and of dangerous particles by 37%.
Nearly half of pollution (44%) comes from delivery vehicles so they are working on intermediate warehouses where lorries can stop and the final mile delivery for shops and supermarkets can be made by electric vehicles. Further down the line will be "low emission zones" where your car won't be allowed into the very centre, around Place Massena, unless your car is certified as passing strict emissions criteria. Already, from the 1st June this year, all heavy goods vehicles will be banned from the Promenade des Anglais.
All this sounds good in theory, and it would certainly work in a lot of countries. In Nice though? This is the only city I look both ways when crossing a one way street. Where orange is simply a different shade of green. Neighbouring Italy has had an influence not only on the local food but on the driving. And let's not even mention the kamikaze Uber Eats cyclists. Personally I think it all sounds good, though people will respect the 30km/h as much as they do the 50km/h now, and I hope it works as well in practice as much as it does in theory. What I am really looking forward to is all delivery vehicles being 100% electric. Then we can all have a nice peaceful lie-in time to time.
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Voilà les rues qui seront concernées par la future « zone 30 » à Nice
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La mairie de Nice veut abaisser la vitesse et également limiter la présence des poids lourds dans une large zoneThis is not a great idea. I hate crossing the roads in Nice as it is !
It is dangerous enough crossing the streets here- not sure this will help matters....
Electric will be the way and I too look both ways crossing a one way street. lol
Electric cars would be fab but, silent as they are, I think you have to be even more alert - they can creep up on you 😏
Soon you will be able to fly from Nice to London for the low price of €550!
That's if the airline union in France has its way. They are demanding that the government imposes a minimum price of tickets to stop loss making flights in the fight to grow market share. They are asking for a minimum ticket price of €350 for national flights, €450 for EU flights, and €550 for all others.
The union says low cost airlines can infringe on their worker's rights, are environmentally unfriendly, and the cheap prices will just result in extra taxes and charges elsewhere to compensate anyway.
Ironic this should come a few days after Valentines day. Good luck the politician trying to sell the idea that a couple taking an hours flight for a romantic weekend should be spending around a grand on plane tickets.
The biggest cost for airlines is the leasing of planes. They have to be filled somehow. 550 isn't going to do it .. I have seen some speculative high pricing on some flights but once vaccination is fully rolled out and boosted every year, flights and their cost will return near to their old level.
They must be joking !
Right, overprice the people that are keeping you afloat, way too make friends.
The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, banned holiday rentals in February.
There was a court case appealing the ban, the appeal won and the ban was over-turned. The mayor found the decision "bizarre" and threatened to take it to the highest court in the land, which he did. And yesterday he was firmly slapped down.
The ban was definitively ruled illegal, infringing on the rights of both owners and the rights of business owners.
The mayor's response? He thinks mayors should be given far more powers, with no accountability to the State. He should be able to do what he wants with no interference from national government. He does not seem to see that this case shows the opposite.
Wow, is he getting a bit big for his boots?!! I know he’s done some good things for Nice but this must be detrimental to his reputation. Maybe he’s just really really bored!
Is Boulevard Gambetta going to get its cycle lanes?
At the moment the lower part of Boulevard Gambetta is bus and bicycle only, and a public consultation was launched as to the future which ended a month ago... will cars be permitted back? If so, how many lanes will they be allowed? All this has been thrown into doubt by the local paper through the discovery of the city launching a request for tenders from construction companies for creating cycle paths... somewhere else.
One day the city woke up and found the tunnel connecting the Promenade des Anglais with Rue de Congres was bicycle only. This came as a surprise to many, as well as to your GPS system. The plans sent to the construction companies extend the two way bicycle-only lanes from this tunnel up Rue Bacquis and Rue Durante, all the way past the train station via the tunnel that goes underneath it.
The local paper questions whether the city really plans another north-south cycle only axis so close to the one that has apparently been exposed. The city is playing its cards close to its chest, only saying that an announcement will be made soon.
My personal opinion is that it makes sense. Rue Durante is wide enough to accommodate it, simply removing the on-street parking both sides of the road. The tunnel at Rue Congres is a little over-kill for bicycles without decent lanes the other side. And Boulevard Gambetta feels a bit strange when I cross it each day with no cars. It's too wide. Let's see what the city unveils in the coming weeks.