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mains €15-25; hnoon-2pm & 7-10pm Tue-Sat), Promenade du Paillon
or grab an aperitif at Les Distilleries It’s hard to imagine that this beautifully
Idéales (www.lesdistilleriesideales.fr; 24 rue landscaped park was once a bus station
de la Préfecture; h9am-12.30am) and snack and multi-storey car park. The park
at Lou Pilha Leva (%04 93 13 99 08; 10 rue unfolds from the Théâtre National to
du Collet; small plates €3-5; h9am-midnight; place Masséna with a succession of green
v). Grab a delicious ice-cream cone at spaces, play areas and water features,
Fenocchio (www.fenocchio.fr; 2 place Rossetti; and is now a favourite among Niçois for
1/2 scoops €2.50/4; h9am-midnight Feb-Oct). afternoon or evening strolls. Local kids
The Walk » Take the stairs at rue Rossetti, or love playing in the fountains, too.
the lift at rue des Ponchettes to avoid the climb. The Walk » Follow the park as it heads
Colline du Château northeast and exit onto av St-Sébastien.
On a rocky outcrop towering over Vieux Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art
Nice, the Parc du Château (h8.30am- Contemporain (MAMAC)
8pm Apr-Sep, to 6pm Oct-Mar) offers a pano- Nice’s flagship modern art museum
rama of the whole city – Baie des Anges (www.mamac-nice.org; place Yves Klein;
on one side, the port on the other. Fabu- h10am-6pm Tue-Sun) focuses is on Euro-
lous for picnics (there’s a waterfall) or to pean and American avant-garde from
let the kids loose in the playground.
the 1950s to the present, with works
The Walk » Follow the path north through the by leading artists such as Niki de Saint
park towards the cemetery, then follow Allée Phalle, César, Arman and Yves Klein.
Font aux Oiseaux and the Montée du Château The building’s rooftop is also an exhibi-
back into the old town. Find your way along the tion space (with knockout panoramas
backstreets to bd Jean Jaurès, and cross the road of the city). Then it’s back to the Prome-
into Promenade du Paillon.
dade des Anglais for a post-walk pastis.
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