Inscriptions of Nice

This city, whose name is Nizza (in Italian) resp. Nice (in French) resp. Nissa (in Provençal), does not only offer a marvellous countryside, but also an enormous number of touristic curiosities and cultural events (see Nice & Journeys, in our touristic pages [currently only in French]). During a walk, you can also discover a lot of interesting inscriptions, which unfortunately often remind us of saddening events that happened during the liberation of Nice, in 1944.

One of the numerous palmtrees

Former bed of the Paillon river, covered nowadays

Photos: Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2004

Exuberance of vegetation

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Commemorating the 163th Infantry Regiment (French)

Commemorating Virgile Corbani (project)

Death by Hanging Near Masséna Square (German)

Homage to the inhabitants of the Level Crossing District (project)

If you want to see further inscriptions here, please send them to us. Thank you in advance!

From the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries, the simplest way to go to Nice is by plane, because Nice has an international airport.

As for train connections, there are many trains, even high-speed and night trains, from most of the important cities of France. Sometimes you will need to change in Avignon or Marseilles.

To those of you who are fond of trains I recommend the detour via (Grenoble -) Veynes - Digne to arrive in Nice by the Chemins de fer de Provence ("Trains des pignes"), which crosses picturesque mountainous landscapes on narrow rails.

If you come from Switzerland or the north of Italy, you can take the well-known lines via Torino [Turin] - Ventimiglia [Vintimille] or Milano [Milan] - Genova [Gênes] - Ventimiglia) or, if you have time enough, take advantage of the secondary line Torino - Cuneo (Cuni) - Colle di Tenda (Col de Tende) - Breil-sur-Roya - Ventimiglia or directly Nice, with its breathtaking spiral descents. Unfortunately do not very many trains serve this very picturesque line any more, and you might have to change on your way.

For more details, see the French (SNCF) or German (Deutsche Bahn) railway company’s on-line information (each of these sites having its own advantages and inconveniences).

Indications concerning public transport correspond to our personal knowledge or even experience, but we cannot assume any responsibility for their rightness. When you are reading this page, things may have changed in reality.