Location: Nice < Cote d'Azur - French Riviera < France
Nearest Beach: beach
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Car: not necessary
Besides the corner shop, Casino supermarket, launderette and bakery are all on Blvd. Gambetta, two minutes' walk away. Also try “Huit à Huit” (open from 8-8) on Rue Verdi. Trains: Nice's main station, the Gare Nice Ville is just a five-minute walk away. Trains to Monaco, Cannes, St. Tropez, Italy run every 30 minutes or so Beach: Depending on your pace, it will take 8 to 10 minutes to walk to the Promenade des Anglais and the beach. Just walk up Rue Giuglia which changes its name to Rue de Cronstadt after you cross Bvd. Victor Hugo and just keep going until you get to the Promenade. To reach the pedestrian zone (Zone Pietones) with its multitude of restaurants, turn left on Rue Rossini and when it ends, turn right to cross Bvd. Victor Hugo and carry straight on. It's about an eight minute walk. This also brings you to the edge of Old Nice which has enchanting, winding streets, its shops selling art, crafts and boutique fashions and also the great antiques (Mondays) and flower markets.