Nice Cycle Tours

Nice Cycle Tours

Nice Cycle Tours

Welcome to the only guided bicycle tour operator in Nice!

Nice Cycle Tours offers a healthy, fashionable and up-to-date way to experience the stunning natural beauty, intriguing historical locations and breathtaking modern sights of Nice and the Riviera.

Put your best foot forward with Nice Cycle Tours and have a unique holiday experience through the power of the pedal!

Tour 1: Discover Nice by Bike

Nice Cycles Tours: Place Masséna

New to Nice? Nice Cycle Tours believes this is the best way to introduce yourself to this amazing city. Take part in this tour at the beginning of your holiday and you’ll be one step ahead of the other tourists for the rest of your stay.

Tour 1: Discover Nice by Bike takes you:

  • From the stunning beaches and eye-catching parks to the grand streets and majestic plazas
  • From the super-cool bars and bistros to the winding medieval alleyways
  • From hidden Baroque churches to awe-inspiring Belle Époque palaces
  • From the hang-outs of modern film stars to the haunts of prehistoric man
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Tour 2: Discover the Riviera by Bike New for 2009!

Nice Cycles Tours: Nice Port

Exploring Nice is only half the story; to fully appreciate Nice in its natural, historical and cultural context, Tour 2 is a must. Again, you’ll get that firsthand experience of the Riviera that you can’t get on foot and that you don’t get behind the windows of a tour coach.

Tour 2: Discover the Riviera by Bike takes you from Nice to Cap Ferrat, via the port of Villefranche, where you will:

  • Luxuriate in the dramatic countryside and flawless beaches that have inspired generations of singers, painters and poets
  • Glimpse the luxury villas of the rich and famous
  • Experience an underground medieval street and the best open air cinema ever
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How do I book?

Tours are by reservation only, so contact Nice Cycle Tours to make sure of your place.

How do I find Nice Cycle Tours?

All tours start on the Promenade des Anglais opposite Albert Premier Gardens (Jardin Albert 1er). Look for the Nice Cycle Tours sign and, of course, the bicycles!

Nice Cycle Tours provides you with:

  • a comfortable bicycle and cycle helmet
  • your own water bottle at the start of the tour, and a drink of your choice at the midway rest-stop
  • an experienced and knowledgeable English and French speaking guide
  • routes designed for your safety around Nice’s quiet streets and dedicated cycleways that keep busy roads and steep climbs to a minimum

Nice Cycle Tours aims to give you some unforgettable memories, but bring your camera and make sure you get some matchless holiday snaps. (Send your best ones to Nice Cycle Tours and we’ll make sure they go up on the website!)

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What's on in Nice

July 2009

Nice Jazz Festival
  • Nice Jazz Festival : One of the world's greatest, with 120 hours of music, over 500 musicians and 75 concerts.

Aug 2009

Place Masséna
  • Ball for the Libération of Nice (Place Masséna).
  • Nice Musical Nights : A series of classical concerts held at the Opéra de Nice and the Clôitre du Monastère de Cimiez during the summer
  • La Castellada - Walking tour and performance on the Castle Hill. (Château de Nice)

Sep 2009

Catherine Segurane
  • Catherine Segurane ceremony : Held in the Sainte Réparate Cathedral. Nice's patron saint is commemorated with a special mass and wreath-laying ceremony at the Catherine Segurane memorial.
  • Fête de la San Bertoumieu - Grand market for tradtional arts and crafts (Old Nice)

Oct 2009

Festival Internationale de Musique Militaire
  • Festival Internationale de Musique Militaire : a biennial military tattoo that takes place over the course of a weekend. This popular festival of military music also includes a grand parade
  • Fête patronale de la Ville de Nice Sainte Réparate (Old town) : a colourful traditional Niçois festival that takes place in the streets of Vieux Nice
  • Halloween celebrations around the city

Nov 2009

Beaujolais Nouveau

Dec 2009

Christmas Village
  • Christmas Village : This traditional festive market is held at the Place Masséna. Forty wooden chalets are set up in the square, selling typical Provençal gifts. There is also an ice-skating rink and children's entertainment
  • Christmas Day Swim :every year, swimmers take to the rather chilly waters of the Mediterranean from Nice's Ruhl Plage.

Jan 2010

Luna Park
  • Luna Park : A great amusement park (exhibition hall and Esplanade de Lattre de Tassigny).

Quotes

I cannot imagine a better way to see Nice than with Nice Cycle Tours. Our excellent tour guide was friendly, courteous and very knowledgeable in history. Highly recommended

- Gary. New York City

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