Friday, April 22, 2011

Sightseeing in Niece

In Nice, in the district Cimiez, there are preserved ruins of Roman thermal baths from the third century and the ruins of a Roman amphitheater.
Other structures:
remains of the castle and the Romanesque cathedral
churches (XIV-XVIII century)
Cathedral of Sainte-Réparate
Church of Saint-François-de-Paule (1736)
Church of Saint-Jacques
Church of Saint-Augustin
Senate Palace (Palais du Sénat, XVII century)
Lascaris Palace
The main thoroughfare of the city is famous Promenade des Anglais (Promenade des Anglais) from the early nineteenth century with garden Jardin Albert I.
Museum of Fine Arts (Musée des Beaux-Arts) from the works of the Impressionists (Degas, Renoir, Monet and Sisley);
Museum of Modern Art and Contemporary Art (Musée d'Art moderne et d'Art contemporain) (works of Warhol, Lichtenstein and Noland);
Musée Matisse (rich collection of works by painter);
Musée d'archéologie;
Musée national Marc Chagall (M. Chagall works.)