Journey With Ann is an independent travel guide featuring practical destination articles, local recommendations, and trip-planning information.
Journey With Ann is an independent travel guide featuring practical destination articles, local recommendations, and trip-planning information.
Parking in Nice falls into four main categories: street parking, underground garages, airport parking, and park-and-ride facilities. The city's park-and-ride network is called Parcazur. You leave the car beside a tram or bus stop and continue by public transport. For a visit of a couple of hours, a street space or a garage with a free first hour is usually best. For a full day, it often makes more sense to head straight to a garage. If you are arriving via the A8, the motorway that runs along the French Riviera, leaving the car at a Parcazur facility and taking the tram can be cheaper.
My first trip to the French Riviera lasted five days. I stayed in Nice, took the train to Monaco and Cannes, and left the rest of my time for Nice itself and local food. I traveled in March, so beaches did not shape the itinerary. For five days, that choice made more sense than trying to collect every town along the coast.
Nice has famous landmarks, historic streets, museums, markets, coastal walks, and so many good viewpoints that choosing what to see is harder than it first appears. This guide covers the places I would prioritize on a first visit, along with quieter corners and less obvious photo locations worth adding if you have more time.
