Reliving the Belle Epoque in Nice

Travel back to the times of the Belle Epoque or “Beautiful Life” in Nice’s affluent suburbs


Overview
Belle Epoque in translated as the “beautiful era”. This tour explores this pre-WW1 era of the French Riveira. In Cimiez you will explore the posh neighbourhood with its high class houses and parks. The architecture of Cimiez is greatly influenced by the British and Russian aristocrats who lived there during the Belle Epoque.

Picture this time period…ladies dressed in white go for a walk under the shade of their umbrellas. The first automobiles appear beside horse-drawn carriages. The kings, the queens and the grand European families build palaces of tremendous luxury. Literary Giants such as, flourished during this time. The Belle Epoque left Menton as well as Cimiez (Nice) with countless architectural master pieces.



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