Private Tour: 4-Hour Sightseeing and Wine Tasting Tour in Nice
Nice, France
Trip Type: Private Sightseeing Tours
Duration: 4 hours
With your private guide enjoy a 4-hour sightseeing driving tour in Nice and will taste the best wines of our region. Your guide will show you some of the highlights, and as the tour is private, your itinerary is flexible and your guide will adapt the tour to your personal preferences.
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With your private guide enjoy a 4-hour sightseeing driving tour in Nice and will taste the best wines of our region. Your guide will show you some of the highlights, and as the tour is private, your itinerary is flexible and your guide will adapt the tour to your personal preferences.
Meet your guide at the previously arranged and time and start your private tour. Your guide will then take you to the Old Town of Nice. You will drive across the Promenade des Anglais, this wide promenade, facing south and flanking the sea along its entire length, provides wonderful views of the Baie des Anges and a popular place for a lengthy stroll. The guide will show you the famous architectural buildings located on the Promenade des Anglais: Hotel Negresco, the Massena Museum, Mediterranean Palace and we will stop in front of the Old Town near the Apolonia monument on the Square Massena.
Take a stroll through the old town with your guide. A visit begins on the Cours Saleya where are many small and cozy shops and restaurants, this elegant Baroque square is home to the famous flower and vegetable market. The tasting will begin at the oldest wine cellar Bianchi. You will be able to taste the best wines of Provence and the neighboring Italy, sommelier tells you how to determine the quality of the wines.
You will visit the Cathedrale Ste-Reparate built in 1650 by local architect JA. Gilberto in honour of Nice's patron saint, the cathedral is topped by an 18c dell tower and tiles that stands out on the Nice skyline. There will also be some free time during which you can take pictures or buy souvenirs.
Afterwards, your guide will take you to the Chateau de Cremat is a beautiful structure, erected amidst the lush vineyards of Bellet, just minutes from downtown Nice. The castle is ideally located, 25 km from Monaco and Cannes, and thus, rather popular with wine lovers who come here to sample the fine liquors of the region. Chateau de Cremat winery offers wine, champagne and liquor tasting, as well as various options guided tour and wine tasting.
By car you go to the last stop Saint Jeanette. The guide will show you how the local wine makers use original and ancient wine making methods to produce their wines, aging them first in large glass jars (demijohns) in the sun before transferring them to oak barrels. They've been producing wine here at least as far back as the Roman times 2,000 years ago, as illustrated by the wine press found in the Roman Oppidum at the Domain. The wines themselves are personal favorites, eminently drinkable, interesting and distinct on the palate yet not expensive. The tour finishes as your guide drops you off at your hotel.
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