What to do in Nice in October

A wonderful idea to discover the city of Nice is to participate in guided tours, with a variety of new proposals compared to previous years.

Here is the program for October 2024.

Must-See Tours

Quand Nice invente la Riviera
Every Thursday at 9:30 AM – Meeting point: Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat, 14 rue Jules-Gilly

Site Visits
Accompanied by a guide and a lecturer:

• The Opera – Main entrance of the Opera – 4 rue Saint-François-de-Paule – Monday at 3:30 PM
• Diacosmie – 8 avenue Claude-Debussy – Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 10:00 AM
• Tour Bellanda – Bellandarium – Montée Lesage, Colline du Château – Tuesday and Saturday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
• Archaeological Crypt – Place Jacques-Toja – Monday during school holidays at 2:00 PM; every Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday at 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 PM. Reservations at the Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat or on vah.nice.fr
• Tour Saint-François – Rue de la Tour (duration 30 minutes) – Saturday and Sunday from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Creative Activities

Les vagabondes

• Writing Workshops – Writing workshops for adults and young writers (from 11 years old). Prose, poetry, haiku, stories, legends… with Hilde Hamel, cultural mediator. Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 3:30 PM – Meeting point: Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat, 14 rue Jules-Gilly
• Themed Tours as part of the exhibition “Le 36 vedute di Mont Chauve”:
  • Tour 1: Decoding the exhibition – Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat
  • Tour 2: Nice city center – Tuesday, October 1 and 29, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: Castle Hill, Nietzsche Terrace
  • Tour 3: North Nice – Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: in front of Saint-Barthélémy Church, 11 Montée Claire-Virenque
  • Tour 4: East Nice – Tuesday, October 15, 2024 – Meeting point: in front of Queen Victoria’s statue, boulevard de Cimiez
• Faulas de Nissa / Fables de Nissa – Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 9:30 AM – Meeting point: Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat, 14 rue Jules-Gilly

Historical Walks

• Le Piol – When the Russians discovered the French Riviera – Thursday, October 3, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: 2 boulevard Tzarévitch (in front of the Palladium building)
• Lépante District – A testimony to a battle in a beloved local neighborhood – Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: Place Sasserno
• Historic Hotels – At the origins of tourism: the first hotels along the sea and the Paillon – Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: In front of the Salle des Franciscains du Théâtre National de Nice, 6 place Saint-François
• Domaine de Valrose – Stroll through the Valrose park – Thursday, October 24, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: 28 avenue de Valrose
• The Prom’ – Celebrating 200 years of the Promenade des Anglais – Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 2:30 PM – Meeting point: 5 promenade des Anglais, in front of the tourist office

Useful Information

Service Ville d’Art et d’Histoire – Centre du Patrimoine – Le Sénat, 14 rue Jules Gilly, Vieux Nice
Phone: 04 92 00 41 90
Opening hours: Monday from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM, Tuesday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM and from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Costs

• Regular: €6
• Reduced: €2.5 (students, seniors, unemployed, people with disabilities)