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PLACE MASSÉNA

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Place Masséna, 06000Nice, France
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2024
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A superb square in the heart of Nice, one of the city's most famous landmarks, an important part of Nice's heritage, waiting to be discovered.

It's one of Nice's most famous landmarks, and certainly one of its most beautiful and popular. Situated in the heart of Nice, it was named in honor of André Masséna, Marshal of the Empire and a native of Nice. Built in the 1820s and 1830s on the model of Turin's Piazza Vittorio Veneto, Place Masséna has become an integral part of Nice's heritage, and one of its symbols, alongside the Promenade des Anglais and the Negresco. Crossed by the tramway, it is the junction between the Jean Médecin shopping street, the pretty Promenade du Paillon and the unmissable old town. Thanks to its central geographical position, and by hosting numerous social, artistic and cultural events, such as the famous Nice Carnival, it has naturally established itself as an important part of Nice's heritage.

The square has recently been restored to its former splendor: mainly pedestrian, paved with black and white mineral paving in a giant checkerboard pattern, it has become a vast esplanade leading south to the superb Sun Fountain, and is dotted with seven statues perched on masts some ten meters high. Shaped like seated scribes, they light up after dark thanks to lighting effects, giving the square a unique atmosphere. Marked by two centuries of life and atypical architectural features, the Place Masséna is an unmissable place to pass through, meet people and hold events.

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vero06
Visited in february 2022
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Très jolie place
C'est un incontournable de Nice ! Cette place est très agréable pour y flâner et profiter de l'ambiance nicoise
thon
Visited in september 2019
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BELLE FONTAINE EN CETTE PLACE
LA PLACE EST TRÈS BELLE AVEC SES JARDINS MAIS POUR MOI LE FONTAINE DU SOLEIL DATANT DE 1956 AVEC SES STATUES DE BRONZE REPRÉSENTANT DES PERSONNAGES DE MYTHOLOGIES EST MAGNIFIQUE
ZAZAMEX
Visited in june 2019
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Belle place
Cette place est le centre de tout.
On peut largement s'y promener, il y a aussi des fontaines pour se rafraichir à cette saison. La mer est à deux pas, très agréable de s'y promener.
Missclem20
Visited in may 2019
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Magnifique
Superbe place, centre névralgique de la ville. Les bâtiments qui l'entourent sont magnifiques, aux couleurs de la Méditerranée. Le cadre est époustouflant: la mer est à deux pas et l'écrin de verdure qu'est la coulée verte se situe de part et d'autre de la place.
manoufute
Visited in january 2019
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Miroir d'eau
Magnifique place entièrement refaite il y a quelques années, miroir d'eau et jets d'eau, jeux pour les enfants, une belle balade à faire en famille

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