Nice travel guide - where to stay, what to do, and where to eat in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Best souvenirs
Authentic items worth bringing home.
Candied fruit (fruits confits)
A Nice speciality: whole fruit preserved in sugar, sold in boxes by Maison Auer and Confiserie Florian.
Where: Maison Auer, 7 Rue Saint-Francois de Paule; Confiserie Florian, 14 Quai Papacino
Nice olive oil
Oil from the small Nicoise olive (Cailletier), sold in tins and bottles by Nicolas Alziari.
Where: Nicolas Alziari, 14 Rue Saint-Francois de Paule
Bellet wine
Red, white and rose wine from the small Bellet appellation in the hills above Nice, hard to find outside the region.
Where: Cave de la Tour, 3 Rue de la Tour, Vieux Nice, and local wine shops
Spices, herbs and dried flowers
Herbes de Provence, lavender and spice mixes sold at Cours Saleya stalls.
Where: Cours Saleya market, Tuesday to Sunday
Flowers
Cut flowers and bulbs from the Cours Saleya flower stalls; check customs rules before taking plants abroad.
Where: Cours Saleya flower market
Traditional markets
Where locals shop and travellers find treasures.
Cours Saleya Market
Nice's best-known open-air market: produce, flowers, olives, spices, socca and local specialities from Tuesday to Sunday, turning into an antiques market on Monday.
Where: Vieux Nice, between the sea front and the Old Town
Hours: Produce and fish: Tue-Sun about 6AM-1:30PM. Flower stalls: about 9AM-5:30PM Tue-Sat and until about 1:30PM Sunday (sources differ). Monday: antiques and brocante market about 7AM-6PM. Craft night market about 6PM-12:30AM, 17 May-15 September 2026.
Marche de la Liberation
Neighbourhood market with fruit, vegetables, fish, meat, flowers, honey and cheese, mostly used by locals and cheaper than Cours Saleya; the Halles Gourmandes food kiosks in the nearby Gare du Sud serve lunch.
Where: North of the city centre, near the Gare du Sud
Hours: Tue-Sun about 6AM-12:30PM, closed Monday