Riviera aficionados will adore this astounding history museum. Located within an imposing Belle Epoque villa, it exhibits a quirky range of objects charting local life in Nice and its surrounds, from the first Victorian visitors through the roaring 1920s. Elegantly printed menus, train tickets from London to Nice, period maps, and snapshots of the promenading rich on vacation bring the past to life. Of additional note are the paintings and objets d’art donated by the Masséna family, a noble set of locals who constructed the villa. Botanist Edouard Ardre, who also designed the verdant greenery in front of the Casino de Monte-Carlo, landscaped the museum’s neatly manicured gardens.
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Musée Masséna
65 rue de France or 35 promenade des Anglais
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Neighborhood
Around Town
Hours
Wed–Mon 10am–6pm (from 11am Nov–May)
Phone
04-93-91-19-10
Prices
Admission 10€ adults; free for children aged 16 and under
Map
65 rue de France or 35 promenade des Anglais NiceNote: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.