Nice France history of Past and Present

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400.000 years ago, the firsts "Niçois", settled on Terra-Amata, and hunted the elephants.

In the year 300 before Christ, the Massaliotes created NIKAIA, future Nice.

From 13 before Christ, the Romans constructed a second city, CEMENELUM, neighbor hood of NIKAIA, located on the hill of Cimiez.

At the Vth century, CEMENELUM is left away for the profit of NIKAIA. In 972 a time of deep mutations starts and will be the origin of the traditions and feasts of Nice.

In 1382, a civil war explodes and to escape their victorious rivals, NICE stands under the protection of the County of Savoie. It is the edition

The 17th century, Nice is marked by the explosion of the odd art.

Always faithful to the Duke of Savoie and King of Sardinia in 1720, Nice is invaded by the French revolutionaries in 1792 and the department of the Alps Maritimes is created in 1793.

After a referendum, NICE and its county will definitely unite themselves to FRANCE in 1860. It’s the Starting point of a new economic development: construction of roads and railroad, spectacular increasing demography and urbanization that encourages a Touristic economy.

NICE and its region becomes the French Riviera, so often painted and photographed.

Nice is proud of this tumultuous past; it cultivates its heritage, preserves its language - the nissart is proud of its cuisine and celebrates traditionals feast as the Carnival, the Battles of Flowers, the Feast of the Cougourdonses, the Feast of the But, the new wishes, the Feast of the Grapewine, the Feast of Saint Peter or the Feast of Saint Jean.

Located in the south of Europe and the extreme South East of France, Nice is a point of privileged junction between the Alps, Provence, Corsica and Italy. The city occupies a remarkable natural site in the heart of the French Riviera. It has developed itself in a large opened basin on the south of the Mediterranean and boarded from East to West by a succession of wooded hills. Last but no least, the Alps has some of its edges rising over 3000m…

Nice is the 5th city of France by its number of inhabitants (347 100), 7 192 hectares, out agglomeration, the 2nd tourist pole of France with more then 4 millions of visitors in 2003. It has 7 500 m of beaches, lush by 300 ha of parklands and 150 basins and fountains. It is the 2nd airport of France and the 1st French cruise port. 2nd convention city of France, Cultural city by 18 museums and national galleries (biggest number of museums after Paris), its Opera house, Nice will know how to seduce you and will make you want to come back for more discoveries

It is in the heart of the districts of the center that our apartments are located.