Geography of Nice

Geography of Nice: Nice is one of the most popular seaside resorts in France. It is located in the South-East of the Hexagon, not far from the Italian border. Moreover, before being French, Nice has long belonged to the Italian territory (to the Kingdom of Italy and then to the Kingdom of Piedmont Sardinia). It is a coastal and quite naturally harbor city. It also has the largest port in the French Riviera, a region of which it is the main city.

Nice is quite far from Paris, about 960 kilometers, but it is relatively close to major metropolises in the south of France such as Marseille, the second largest city in France, which is only 230 km from the city. The distance between Turin and Genoa, two large Italian cities, is less important (about 200 km). This explains in part the attachment of the city to Italian kingdoms before its annexation to France in 1860.

Nowadays, Nice is an entirely French city. It is one of the most developed of all the Hexagon. To give you an example of this development, let's talk briefly about its airport which is the second largest of all France and the first in the province. Moreover, economically speaking, it figures in the top five French most advanced cities. On touristic side, it is also a very privileged destination of the French people and Nice ranks once again second place, after Paris, in terms of tourist accommodation capacity.