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 Not to be missed! |
Quai des États-Unis Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 6300 France +33 4 9214 4800 (Tourist Office) |
Visitors and locals alike come to gawk at the colorful, eye-catching procession of floats filled with people in fancy dress, and get showered in confetti and flowers as it passes by. The astounding festivities are animated by brass bands, majorettes, clowns on stilts and grosses têtes (carnival-goers dressed as fun figures wearing huge papier mâché heads). A hundred-year-old tradition is kept alive on the evening of Mardi Gras, when the King's Float is burned on the Quai des États-Unis. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: Michela Mongardi |
 Photo: Adriane Jaynes |
 Photo: Michela Mongardi |
 Photo: Susan Juan |
 Photo: Susan Juan |
 Celebrate Nice's Patron Saint's Day |
Place Rossetti (Basilique Ste-Réparate) Nice 6300 France +33 4 9362 3440 |
The city celebrates its patron saint's day in early October, when the procession and festivities in honour of Sainte Reparate take place in the city's old quarter, near Place Rossetti and the Cathedral. Martyred in Palestine in 250AD at the tender age of 15, local legend has it that she was washed ashore one autumn evening in a small boat guided by a dove. Although Sainte Reparate's day is October 8, the procession always takes place on either the Sunday before or after this date. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Sacred Music, Spiritual Setting |
2 Place Masséna Chagall Museum Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 6300 France +33 (0)4 9713 3689 / +33 (0)4 9713 2395 |
Every June, music blends with architecture in Nice's sacred music festival. The magnificent baroque churches of the old town, particularly the Cathédrale Suite-Réparate, send the music of Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Couperin and 20th-century French composer Messiaen soaring. Organ and choral music are the main attraction, especially given the outstanding quality of performance. For further information and tickets, contact or visit the festival box office. Tickets are available on-site. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Gets Bigger & Bigger |
Jardins Albert 1er Nice 6000 France http://www.nice-livre.com/ |
Founded in 1995, this festival explores the role of books in France and abroad; there are works on local customs, biographies, novels, cookbooks, literature for the young, comic books, graphic novels and more. It is also an opportunity to meet writers in the flesh. Many debates, round-table discussions, writing workshops as well as literary and philosophical coffee mornings take place during this event. The festival is held in the Jardin Albert 1er. The Baie des Anges prize is given to a novel published during the year. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 City wide photographic exhibition |
27 Boulevard Dubouchage Nice 6000 France +33 4 9204 9970 |
The end of summer heralds the welcome return of this annual photographic festival, which takes on a different theme each year. Work by photographers from all walks of life are featured in exhibitions organized by local galleries and the Theatre de la Photographie. Previous themes have included Russia and Sweden. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Putting photography in the picture |
22 Boulevard Dubouchage Nice, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur 6000 France +33 4 9713 4220 http://www.tpi-nice.org/ |
The exhibition has taken up residence in the former Thtre de l'Artistique, left vacant for many years, which has a superb, spacious interior. Russian photography was shown at the inaugural exhibition, featuring landscapes, the people of the Caucasus and other regions in traditional dress, scenes of everyday life, images of historical events and so forth. The temporary exhibitions have a variety of themes: reportage, artistic, and contemporary themes, among others. Admission is free. Review © 2007, Wcities |
 Photo: olivier bareau  |