Castle of Nice
The Castle of Nice or Colline du Château was a military citadel. Built at the top of a hill, it stood overlooking the bay of Nice from the 11th century to the 18th century.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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- Type: Hill with an elevation of 92 metres
- Description: fortified structure in Nice, France
- Also known as: “Castle Hill”, “Chateau de Nice”, “Château de Nice”, “Colline de Nice”, “Colline du Chateau”, and “Colline du Château”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cimiez Cathedral and Cascade.
Cimiez Cathedral
Archaeological site
Photo: CHRIS BONTEMPS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cimiez Cathedral was a Roman Catholic church in the southern town of Nice, France. The cathedral sat on the hill of the Château de Nice, a castle overlooking the city.
Palais Lascaris
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Palais Lascaris is a seventeenth-century aristocratic building in Nice, France. Currently, it is a musical instrument museum. Located in the old town of Nice, it houses a collection of over 500 instruments, which makes it France’s second most important collection after the Musée de la Musique de la Philharmonie in Paris.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cimiez and Villefranche-sur-Mer.
Cimiez
Suburb
Cimiez is an upper-class neighborhood in Nice, Southern France. The area contains the Musée Matisse and the ruins of Cemenelum, capital of the Ancient Roman province Alpes Maritimae on the Ligurian coast.
Villefranche-sur-Mer
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villefranche-sur-Mer is a small beach resort and residential town on the French Riviera. The deep water harbour is home to Mediterranean cruise boats, whose tenders routinely disgorge several thousand passengers on organised trips to nearby Eze Village and Monaco.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat
Photo: Jarek Prokop, CC BY 3.0.
Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes département of France. Its tranquility and warm climate make it a favourite holiday destination among the European aristocracy and international rich who visit the French Riviera.
Castle of Nice
- Categories: castle, castle ruin, and landform
- Location: Nice, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Japanese—“Castle of Nice” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Colline de Nice”
- Chinese: “尼斯城堡”
- Danish: “Le Chateau (Nice)”
- Danish: “Le Château (Nice)”
- Danish: “Le Chateau, Nice”
- Danish: “Le Château, Nice”
- Dutch: “Colline de Nice”
- French: “château de Nice”
- French: “Château de Nice”
- French: “colline du château de Nice”
- French: “colline du Château”
- French: “Colline du Château”
- French: “destruction du château de Nice”
- French: “parc du château de Nice”
- Japanese: “ニース城”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vieille Ville and Quartier du Port.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Parc de la colline du château and Colline du Chateau overlook.
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