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To be able to open the double sliding glass doors, which kept the buzz of traffic to a tolerable level, and feel the sea breeze from the Baie des Anges was wonderful, especially at sunrise and sunset. And the balcony view of the sea and palm-tree-lined Promenade convinced me that if I returned, I’d splurge on a Sea View room. Located on the west end of Nice’s famed Promenade des Anglais, the Radisson Blu underwent a 2018 redesign that gave it a modern Mediterranean-meets-midcentury-Scandinavian aesthetic with lots of medium-toned wood and grey-and-white tile floors in the generously-sized bathroom. So I had two nights there and as a Radisson Rewards member, I was able to stay in the Superior Room–Sea View that Azamara had booked even though my reservation for the second night was for a cheaper standard room. After some online research before my cruise, I had booked the Radisson Blu Hotel, Nice-and as luck would have it that’s where Azamara also booked media guests for one night following our pre-inaugural cruise aboard its new ship, Azamara Onward. Part of Nice’s allure is its sweeping sea views. The Saint-Hélène stop was just a block from my hotel, so on the morning of my flight home (on Delta 29 to JFK), I bought a ticket from the machine at the tram stop and validated it after boarding and arrived at Terminal 2 in under 15 minutes. 2 (Blue) line that provides an east-west connection between the airport and the city centre.
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Nice has three tram lines and it’s the No. (Photo by Donna Heiderstadt for The Points Guy) The Blue Line tram offers easy and affordable access to and from Nice Cote d’Azur Airport and the city centre. Sadly, I discovered this after I’d spent £26 (30 euros) on an 8-minute taxi ride from the airport to my hotel following a COVID-19 antigen test, required the day before my return flight to the U.S.
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Take the tram to and from the airportīecause I was being transferred to Nice after a cruise, I hadn’t researched public transportation (which as a New Yorker without a car, I’m a big proponent of) and didn’t know that there’s a super-efficient tram between the airport and central Nice-and it’s a bargain at £1.28 (1.5 euro). I hadn’t visited Nice before, so I opted to focus solely on the city.
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I recently spent two days in Nice after disembarking a cruise in neighbouring Monte-Carlo and learned that aside from its own scenic charms the capital of the French Riviera makes an excellent base for exploring nearby towns, such as perfume capital Grasse, colourful Menton, medieval Saint-Paul de Vence and beach-lined Antibes. Plus, if travellers need a negative COVID-19 test, the Pharmacy in the departures area at Nice airport’s Terminal 2 offers antigen testing for £25 (29 euros). There are also frequent flights to Nice airport from other European cities such as Paris, Geneva, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Munich and Madrid. There are more than two dozen daily flights to Nice from the U.K., from airports such as London Heathrow (LHR), Manchester (MAN) and Bristol (BRS). For travellers arriving by air, the regional hub is Nice Cote d’Azur Airport (NCE), which welcomes sun- and culture-seekers to this UNESCO World Heritage Site-listed city. Looking to escape to the South of France? The country’s southeastern coast-also known as the French Riviera or the Cote d’Azur-is set along a sun-drenched stretch of the Mediterranean where the herb-infused gastronomy of Provence meets the A-lister playgrounds of Saint-Tropez and Cannes and the glamour of Monte-Carlo in adjacent Monaco.
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