1. Nice

2. Nice, a beautiful & sunny city  300 days of sunshine per year  5th biggest city in France  Top tourist city in France after Paris with 4 million visitors annually  2 nd largest airport in France after Paris  500 000 inhabitants, 1/3 of whom are under the age of 30  Top cruise port in France

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4. In town  A brand new tramway links the city’s northern & eastern districts via the city centre  Buses provide connections to:  all parts of the city  airport  many other amazing Provencal villages such as Saint Paul de Vence, Eze village… Accessibility Nice is connected to….  Corsica by boat in 4 hours (Ajaccio, Bastia, Calvi & Ile Rousse)  Grasse and its world renown perfumes factories (35 minutes)  Menton’s delicate handmade, colorful lemon & orange festival (by car 40 minutes)  The glassworks of Biot (15 minutes)  Monte Carlo & Cannes in 7 minutes or Saint-Tropez in 20 minutes by helicopter  About a hundred destinations in 30 countries in Europe, in the Middle East and North America (60 regular airlines plus charter) connected to Nice airport, the 2nd busiest in France

5. Nice & its meeting facilities Prestigious venues in Nice  Colline du Chateau (2 500 persons)  Opera house (1 100 persons)  Chateau de Crémat (500 persons)  Chagall museum (220 persons)  Chateau du Bellet (95 persons) Prestigious venues around Nice  Chateau de la Napoule (800 persons)  Chateau de Vaugrenier (250 persons)  Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild and its gardens, Beaulieu  La Citadelle de Villefranche sur Mer (Medieval fort) Acropolis  Among the world’s 10 best convention centres  Just 7 km from the Nice Côte d’Azur International airport  Modular 30 000 m² convention exhibition complex Other major meeting facilities  Studios Riviera, former film maker studio “La Victorine” (70 000 m²)  Modern concert hall Palais Nikaïa (7 000 persons)  Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen (550 persons)  Parc Phoenix, botanical gardens (293 persons)  Airport business centre (250 persons)  Museum of Modern & Contemporary Art (230 persons)

6. Nice’s leisure choices  15 museums & galleries (including Matisse & Chagall)  3 theatres & 1 Opera house  7 cinemas  13 dancing  large pedestrian shopping districts  February: carnival & flower parades  April: Nice International semi-marathon  10 parks & gardens  Nice Phoenix park the world largest greenhouse with 7 computer-controlled climatic zones  The original & animated daily flower market in the old part of town (cours Saleya)  30 churches & monuments  June: the famous Iron man race in June  July: Nice Jazz Festival Do not miss the seasonal activities… Available all year long

7. Incentive activities  Wine tasting at the Bellet area  Treasure Hunt in the Old Town Cours Saleya  Regatta experience on the Mediterranean sea  Trecking in the in lands – 45 min away  Ski resorts in just an hour drive  Helicopter sight seeing  Canyoning/rafting  Sensational Via Ferrata Experience  Mountain biking Photo Credits: Tourism Office of Nice