December in Nice: A Month of Guided Tours to Discover the City

Visiting Nice in December is a special experience: the city prepares for the holiday season and offers a particularly rich schedule of guided tours, featuring both classic routes and new thematic walks. The photographs are by Silvia Assin.

Here is the full program of visits scheduled for December 2025.

Les incontournables – The Essentials

Vieux-Nice – Witness of History and Keeper of Traditions
Every Tuesday at 2:30 pm and every Friday at 9:30 am
Meeting point: Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat, 14 rue Jules-Gilly

Quand Nice invente la Riviera – A City Born from Leisure
Every Thursday at 10 am
Meeting point: Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat, 14 rue Jules-Gilly

Les vagabondes – Thematic Walks

From the Fortifications to the Place Royale
Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 2:30 pm
Meeting point: Archaeological Crypt, Place Toja

Nice and Matisse – The Artist’s Landmarks
Thursday, December 11 at 2 pm
Meeting point: in front of Hôtel Beau Rivage, 24 rue Saint-François-de-Paule

Archaeological Crypt – Place Jacques-Toja
Every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2 pm, 3 pm, and 4 pm
Reservations: Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat or vah.nice.fr

The Bellandarium – History and Views over the Bay of Angels
A privileged viewpoint on Castle Hill, offering one of the finest panoramas.
Opening hours:

• Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday: 9 am–1 pm / 2 pm–5 pm

• Thursday: 9 am–12:30 pm
  From December 13: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday 9 am–1 pm / 2 pm–5 pm
  Meeting point: Montée Lesage, Castle Hill
  Closed: Monday, Friday, Sunday

Nice Opera House – Rebuilt after the 1881 Fire
Monday at 2:30 pm
Meeting point: main entrance, 4–6 rue Saint-François-de-Paule
Tickets: available only at the Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat or on vah.nice.fr

Un site, une heure – One Site, One Hour

Théâtre National de Nice – Salle des Franciscains
Monday, December 1
Meeting point: 4–6 place Saint-François

Hôtel du Couvent
Friday, November 5, 12, and 19 at 10 am
Meeting point: at the top of montée Rossetti, in front of the Castle gate

Balades patrimoniales – Heritage Walks

Promenade du Paillon, Season 2
A two-voice guided visit exploring natural, architectural, historical, and scientific heritage
Thursday, December 11 at 10 am
Meeting point: esplanade de la Bourgada, at the top of the staircase leading to MAMAC

Nice and its Writers
Thursday, December 4 at 10 am
Meeting point: place Pierre-Gautier, in front of the Prefecture

The Riquier District – From Industrial Past to Residential Present
Thursday, December 18 at 10 am
Meeting point: place Garibaldi, in front of the carousel

Useful Information

Service Ville d’Art et d’Histoire – Centre du Patrimoine “Le Sénat”
14 rue Jules-Gilly, Vieux Nice
Tel. 04 92 00 41 90
Opening hours:
Monday 2 pm–5 pm
Tuesday to Friday 9 am–1 pm / 2 pm–5 pm

Prices

• Full price: €6

• Reduced: €2.50 (students, seniors, unemployed, disabled visitors)