The Louis Vuitton World Series

It's already the last day of the Louis Vuitton World Series that was held from November 7th-22th. Today Azzurra has won Final 2-0 over Emirates Team New Zealand.
Visitors in Nice were able to get onboard of a boat to have a closer look at the race, whereas those who are living or staying on the Promenade could follow the entire event from their own terrace. This proves once again that Nice has an international leading position and that the Promenade des Anglais is the place to be !


The pictures come from the official website: www.louisvuittontrophy.com

The Bay of Angels

When you walk to 'La Colline du Chateau' and you go to the cascade, you will have on top of it a beautiful view over the Bay of Angels and the old town.


The Bay of Angels (Baie des Anges) has surprisingly nothing to do with angels of heaven who made this paradise, but it were the angels from the deep, the angel sharks from the sea that used to live here until the 19th century that gave their name to the bay of Nice. These angel sharks -Squatina angelus- had 2 fins that looked like 2 angel wings for the Mediterranean fisherman. Nowadays they have been disappeared completely.

Villas on the Promenade. Number 13-15: Palais de la Méditerranée

From this palace, built in 1927, only the façade and entrance have been preserved. It was designed as a prestigious casino hotel by the Charles Dalmas, who had already designed several grand hotels in Nice, after an original idea by J. Aletti, a famous French hotel owner. The project was financed by the American billionaire Frank-Jay Gould, who had launched the nearby seaside resort of Juan-les-Pins and was owner of a string of casinos and hotels on the French Riviera. Its Art Deco façade, made from beige Lens limestone, has some truly magnificent bas-reliefs sculptures by Antoine Sartorio.

Under Dalmas's careful eye and direction, it was constructed in one year with the assistance of 350 workers and inaugurated on 10 January 1929 after some difficulties in obtaining a gambling licence, and was a beautiful example of Art Deco. A 1,000-seat theatre made up of stalls surrounded by baignoires, with boxes and loges above, and yet another level forming a balcony, attracted the greatest names in the world of Arts and Entertainment, among them Maurice Chevalier, Jules Romain, Edith Piaf and Josephine Baker.



After the glitz and glamour of the 1930s, the grandeur of the Palais gradually declined, especially after it had been ravaged by fire in 1934. Gould then decided to rent it to a development company, Société Fermière du Palais de la Méditerranée who managed it until it finally closed its doors in April 1978 due to financial difficulties. Vandalized, the building was demolished in May 1990 by mechanical shovels that left a gaping hole. Its two façades became a listed monument in extremis in August 1989.

It reopened in January 2004, following a multi-million Euro restoration overseen by Concorde Hotels & Resorts. Now there is at the ground floor a casino and a 4 star hotel that looks out onto a large indoor swimming pool at the sea-side. At the back of this complex they built the following apartment buildings: 'Le Baccara', 'Le Belle-Epoque', 'Le Riviera', and 'Le Palace' who look out onto a private garden and find their entrance at the Rue de France, parallel to the Promenade.

If you like to read more about the Palais de la Méditerrnanée, I can recommend you the book 'La Promenade des Anglais, History and reminiscences', which can be purchased for only a few euros in the museum shop of the Massena Museum. Then you can read also about the unsolved mystery around the Palais.

Vélo Bleu

One of the Vélo bleu stations on the Prom in front of our apartment

From the 18th of July we now have in the centre of Nice a self-service bicycle hiring service, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Hire fees cost nothing for the first 30 minutes, one euro for a day, 5 euros for a week, 10 euros for a month and 25 euros for a year. There are 2 ways: by contactless card, which you can receive by registering online your address and bank account (Vélo Bleu or Ligne d'Azur smartcard ) or by mobile phone by calling +33 (0)4 30 00 30 01 (if any problems, there's a support desk: 33 (0)4 93 72 06 06 and using your credit card. First, users go through a one-time automated telephone registration, also available in English (select option 2). You’ll be asked to type in your credit card details, authorising Vélo Bleu to debit your account for your pass fee, as well as €150 should you fail to return a bike. Also provide your mobile phone number (don't forget your country code e.g. 44 for UK and drop the leading 0[zero]. Next up, grab a bike from a stand by selecting the ‘Subscribe here’ (English) option from a computer at one of the bike stands. Choose the duration of the pass you’d like to purchase (e.g. 1 day). The computer screen flashes a specific number you must call from your mobile (note all calls are free): the Vélo Bleu database identifies you, charges your credit card and activates your chosen pass. Finally, select ‘Find a bike’. Call the number it gives you and the database again identifies you; you are then instructed to choose your bike. The bike is automatically unlocked from the stand. Unplug its lock and ride off. When you have finished, you go to one of the 90 stations (with 900 bicycles, later on this will be 175 stations with 1750 bikes and 125 km of cycle paths), activate your return terminal and hook up your bicycle in a free place. The time you have been using the bicycle is recorded and the sum will be debited from your user account.

More information (in french) at www.velobleu.org
Some information on the site in english

Click here to see a map of Nice city centre with the vélo bleu stations.

180 degrees Mediterranean view from our apartment !

Watch the waves arriving the beach from the terrace of this beautiful 3 double bedroom apartment, centrally located on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice France. It can be your vacation rental right now! Book online at our website: http://www.nicepromenadeapartments.net

Le Tour de France on the Promenade des Anglais!

Yesterday, the 5th of July, the Tour de France passed on the Promenade des Anglais for its 1st stage.


They started from Monaco and drove up to the hills of La Turbie where you have beautiful views of Monaco.


They arrived in the hills of Nice, and came along the harbour which goes over in the Quai Rabauba Capeu, where this photo was taken.


Then they cycled the Quai des Etats-Unis and reached here the Promenade des Anglais.

The following pictures are taken from our apartment by our guests:

Villas on the Promenade. Number 107: Global Real Estate Agency 107 Promenade

Google street view of the Promenade with on the right the 107 Promenade Real Estate Agency (Click on the picture to enlarge)

Many clients from all over the world find their way to agency 107 Promenade. In the first place because they are the only specialist in the most sought after location in Nice : the Promenade des Anglais.
Secondly, the service of the family agency 107 is beyond all expectations and never ends. It's their philosophy that from the moment the client enters the agency, he has to feel at home. I can tell you, I was a client before !

Step in to 107 Promenade Agency

If you are thinking of buying an apartment and making an investment in Nice, visit
www.107promenade.com

Nowadays everyone is looking for stable investments whereas leaving all your money on the bank is not wise either. Many people found their answer in making an investment by buying a seafront apartment in the Côte d'Azur region, one of the world’s most highly prized regions and the playground of the rich and famous. With respect to Cannes, Nice has the advantage that its prices are affordable. And the Promenade des Anglais with 7 kilometres of sea-side avenue, gives opportunities to everyone's budget with prices ranging from 3,500 euros / m2 to 12,000 euros / m2.
Above, Nice is planning many projects on the Promenade to enhance its position as most beautiful sea-side avenue in the world, therefore increases in prices can be expected.

Read more about this in the "Gazette de la Promenade", a multi-lingual newspaper which can be downloaded here and at the bottom of this post.

If you are looking for a holiday home in Nice for the time that you are looking for properties, why not rent an apartment on the Promenade, so you can experience the unique location yourself. The link below will bring you to our website of our holiday apartment on the Promenade des Anglais that can be booked online and paid for by credit card through our always accurate availability calendar. To facilitate your business purposes there is free WiFi internet connection as well. It's situated at number 92 on the Promenade, a 10 minutes walk to the Negresco hotel and just a few minutes walk to number 107 Promenade Real Estate Agency.

Nice Promenade Holiday Apartments
3 bedroom holiday apartment for up to 6 to rent on the Promenade des Anglais


Click on the following link and then on "get file" to download this file:
La Gazette de la Promenade winter 2008/2009

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