Thing to do
1. Cours Saleya Flower Market
The long market square of Vieux Nice, where flower, fruit and vegetable stalls trade from Tuesday to Sunday and an antiques market takes over on Mondays.
View details — Cours Saleya Flower MarketActivities and experiences, from markets and classes to outdoor trips and evening entertainment, for filling your time in a destination.
10 places · Updated November 12, 2026
Our top 3 things to do in France
Thing to do
The long market square of Vieux Nice, where flower, fruit and vegetable stalls trade from Tuesday to Sunday and an antiques market takes over on Mondays.
View details — Cours Saleya Flower MarketThing to do
Self-guided or guided visits of Charles Garnier's opulent 1875 opera house, including the grand staircase, the Grand Foyer and Chagall's auditorium ceiling.
View details — Palais Garnier VisitThing to do
The red-windmilled cabaret at the foot of Montmartre, open since 1889 and staging its Féerie revue with dinner-and-show options.
View details — Moulin RougeThing to do
A 57-hectare forest park on the hill between Nice and Villefranche, with 11 kilometres of trails and wide views along the Riviera coast.
View details — Parc Forestier du Mont BoronThing to do
Paris's oldest covered market, founded in 1628 in the Haut-Marais, where produce stalls sit alongside counters serving food from around the world.
View details — Marché des Enfants RougesThing to do
Nice's 1885 opera house at the edge of the old town, home to the city's philharmonic orchestra, ballet and chorus, with an Italian-style auditorium of over 1,000 seats.
View details — Opéra Nice Côte d’AzurThing to do
The flagship Paris department store, crowned by a 1912 Art Nouveau glass dome and a rooftop terrace with views across the city's rooftops.
View details — Galeries Lafayette Haussmann RooftopThing to do
A walk through the Baroque lanes of Vieux Nice, between Castle Hill, the sea and Place Garibaldi, taking in palaces, chapels, squares and the Cours Saleya.
View details — Vieux Nice Old Town WalkThing to do
A 4.7 km planted walkway on a former railway line, running east from near Bastille along the top of the Viaduc des Arts.
View details — Coulée verte René-DumontThing to do
Nice's harbour in the Lympia valley, begun in 1748, where traditional pointu fishing boats, yachts and Corsica ferries share the quays below Castle Hill.
View details — Port Lympia