Salade niçoise

Nice (or Nizza, as I like to call it) is a difficult spot to cover. It is much more commonplace and middle-class than people tend to think. The beach is not great, you don't have glamorous cinemas, and it's difficult to find a decent swimming pool.


But it has charm. The best pedestrian street that I've seen (Jean-Médecin, it's very long and in the middle of the city), loads of pittoresque streets close to the see side, and a beautiful harbor.


I tend to stay at Mercure Centre Notre Dame. It's a mediocre hotel but it has a rooftop pool with a great view.