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Press release ESTIVAL 2017 A summer in......

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Nice Convention and Visitors Bureau Press DEPARTMENT Tél. +33 (0) 4 92 14 46 14 Tel. +33 (0)4 92 14 46 10 nicetourisme.com Tel. +33 (0)4 92 14 46 15 meet-in-nice.com [email protected] nicecarnaval.com The Nice Tourism and Convention Bureau is making your stay easier: The Pass, see more, spend less!

Like the big European capital cities, the French Riviera Pass allows you to optimize your stay in Nice and in the New partners French Riviera. This pass includes unlimited use of the 2016 / 2017 Nice, The Open Tour tourist bus, access to many sights NICE : and museums in Nice and on the Riviera, guided tours and - Nice Car many advantages in shops, restaurants, leisure activities... - Russian Orthodoxe Cathedral from Nice to Monaco (Antibes, Biot, Eze...). - Crypte Archéologique Easy access and real savings for users are the strengths - National Museum of Sport & Stade of the Pass. It also provides access to urban transport Allianz Riviera (optional). For extra ease, the pass is available in a - Trans Côte d’Azur (boat trips) contactless version. - My Nice Excursion - Le Poséidon (water trolls, 3 FRP are available: snorkeling) 24 hrs for 26 €, 48 hrs for 38 € et 72 hrs for 56 €. BIOT : - National Museum Fernand Léger EZE : - Parfums Gallimard You are traveling alone or with your family: CAP-D’AIL : Reckon your savings directly on - Villa les Camélias LA TURBIE : frenchrivierapass.com - Trophée d’Auguste

And on nicetourisme.com, discover our themes stay offers Paris-Nice Challenge Festival des Jardins Match Italy / Uruguay March 11th and 12th from April 1st to May 1st June 7th

2 NICE GREETERS

Want to explore Nice through new eyes? Take a walk with a Greeter.

“Greeters” are people who love their hometown and wish to help others discover it according to their tastes and points of view. This free service is based on volunteer work. The “Greeters” each have their own original vision of the city and a strong desire to share it. The theme of the tour —shopping, markets, neighbourhoods, gastronomy...— is less important than the human contact and dialogue, which are the essential aim of such meetings (duration of the tour: approx. 2 hours). To take advantage of this offer, visitors can make a reservation 7 days beforehand for a discovery tour with a “Greeter” selected according to availability, language and chosen theme (online reservations only). Learn more: nice-greeters.com

Guided tour of Old Nice Saturday morning A stroll through the narrow streets of the Old Town to discover its history, curiosities, baroque churches and colourful markets: general presentation from Ancient Greek times to the present, with special emphasis on the Baroque and Belle-Époque periods. This fascinating itinerary is punctuated with anecdotes highlighting past events and people. Nice CVB and Heritage Center visits: nicetourisme.com/visites-decouverte-de-nice and nice.fr

For more information, drop into our visitors bureau From June 1st to September 30th

5 Promenade des Anglais Parvis Gare SNCF Every day from 9 h to 19 h Get your French Riviera Pass, posters, mugs and other Carnival goodies from our Stores... Promenade du Paillon Every day from 10 h to 20 h Contact Nice’s visitors bureau for all your hotel bookings, weekly rentals Contact or help organising tours and day Tel : +33 (0) 4 92 14 46 14 trips. [email protected]

3 The Nice CVB is making your stay easier: A destination with something for everyone

Nice with your family Cuisine nissarde The label «Famille +» lists specific quality offers The «Cuisine Nissarde» label is awarded to targeting this clientele. It is supported by educational eateries that strive to highlight local Nice cuisine brochures, colouring books, sets of cards and a through their respect for authentic recipes, the quality guide (in French and English) available from the of the produce and raw materials they use, the high Convention & Visitors Bureau and its site: standard of service and information provided to their en.nicetourisme.com/family-friendly-nice clients as well as compliance with health and safety regulations. The list of certified establishments is available on the website: en.nicetourisme.com/nice-s-cuisine

Nice, a natural iridescence Nice accessible Nice is the first French city to obtain the label «Nice, The «Accessible Nice» guide makes holidays for irisée naturellement», along with the international visitors with reduced mobility that little bit easier by Gay Comfort label created by Travel Out Now granted providing a selection of accessible sites as well as by IGLTA (International Gay and Lesbian Travel information on medical and practical services that Association). Guide available from the Convention & are essential to a hassle-free holiday. The guide is Visitors Bureau and its site: available from the Tourism and Convention Bureau en.nicetourisme.com/gay-friendly-nice as well as online at: en.nicetourisme.com/accessible-nice

And also: «Ville Vélotouristique»

The label «Ville Vélotouristique» has been ob- tained thanks to the city’s vast network of cycling trails and facilities.

Labels are awarded based on a selection A braille document is also available in our visitors system and regular in-house checks. bureau.

4 AGENDA 1st Gardens Festival of Côte d’Azur from April 1st to May 1st

«Awakening of the Senses» will be the theme of this first edition. See you in Nice, on April 1st at 13 h 30 for the Festival inauguration... The IN Festival consists of a competition of garden design in pop-up gardens of 200 m². In Nice, at Jardin Albert 1er on the Promenade du Paillon, candidate gardens will be «Palace Paradis» by the In Nice Jardin Albert 1er - Promenade du Paillon workshop Takt, a metaphor of the vegetation awakening in spring, Accessible PRM and «Mounta cala» by Scape Design, ode to Nice between sea and mountains. By their side, a vast ephemeral garden of 800 m² not competing Garden on the French Riviera... that will develop 4 themes : tranquillity, surprise, joy and mystery. A source of plants from all over the Around, workshops and other animations... world, all varieties have taken root here, The OFF Festival will be an opportunity to discover the luxuriant redesigning the landscape, and even and remarkable vegetal heritage of the department. In Nice, the Villa becoming, for some, the visual identity Arson, the gardens of Arènes, at Cimiez, the Museum of Asian Arts of the Côte d’Azur. Thus, the creation of this festival has become obvious. and so many other places will welcome conferences, projections, visits or workshops like at the Maison de l’Agriculture, in certain The IN Festival consists of a competition hotels, blind test at the Florian sweet making, guided tours by bike of garden design in pop-up gardens of 200 or train... m², installed in town centres in the most beautiful sites in the departement: Cannes : Jardin de la Villa Rothschild The Garden Festival of Côte d’Azur has for sponsor, Julie Depardieu. Menton : Jardin Biovès Jean Mus is the spokesperson of the selection comity for this first Grasse : Esplanade Honoré Cresp edition. Antibes : Pinède Gould à Juan-les-Pins

On the programme in the department : more than 200 animations, Learn + on the department : festivaldesjardins.departement06.fr Learn + in Nice : festivaldesjardins.departement06.fr/le-in-concours-de-jardins-ephemeres/3-15163.html

5 ART & CULTURE

Biennale « Les École(s) de Nice » from June 24 to October 15 Nuit Européenne des musées After the seasons « Nice 2013. Un été pour May 20 and 21 Matisse » and « Nice 2015. Promenade(S) des Anglais », the City of Nice suggests a On the occasion of the «European Night of news summer event « Nice 2017. Ecole(S) de Museums 2017», the City of Nice opens its Nice » that will join together four exceptionnal museums and galleries for free to the general exhibitions in four emblematic places for art public and offers nocturnal visits with an original in our city: the MAMAC, the Masséna Museum, approach. A unique Saturday night that allows to the Galerie des Ponchettes, and the Chantier discover museums differently. 109. Learn + : These exhibitions will bring together all the nuitdesmusees.culturecommunication.gouv.fr/ collections of city’s museums, with numerous national and international loans. Learn + : nice.fr Chagall’s sculptures from May 27 to august 28

Other exhibitions Throughout his life, the inventive genius of Marc Chagall (1887-1985) led him to confront Villa Arson - villa-arson.org various artistic techniques: drawing, painting, Go Canny ! Poétique du sabotage 10/02 - 30/04 engraving, ceramics, mosaic, stained glass, La Doublure 10/02 - 30/04 tapestry ... This wide range counts also an area Point Quartz * Flowers of Kent 04/06 - 17/09 still little known to the general public of the artist: sculpture. In 1950, when he moved to Vence, MAMAC - mamac-nice.org on the Côte d’Azur, Marc Chagall discovered the Vivien Roubaud 11/02 - 21/05 practice of sculpture. Gustav Metzger 11/02 - 14/05 With the exception of «L’Épaisseur des rêves» presented at the Piscine de Roubaix in 2012, there Palais de Marbre - nice.fr have been few exhibitions devoted to this theme. 1917 : Nice l’américaine 01/03 - 28/09 The Marc Chagall National Museum, whose collection has five exceptional carved stones, Musée Arts Asiatiques - arts-asiatiques.com has chosen to reveal this still unrecognized Fragments capturés 10/03 - 23/04 aspect of his work during the summer of 2017. Cendre et Lumière 26/02 - 03/09 National Museum Marc Chagall Learn + : musee-chagall.fr Not to mention the many galleries and spaces of contemporary art.

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Exhibition «Athlètes» Carte Blanche to the artist C215 Mars aux Musées from February 10 to May 21 from March 2 to 24 The artist, who works mainly with a stencil in Mars aux Musées, a multidisciplinary event, a very recognizable style, presents nearly 40 unique in and co-organized by the portraits of famous athletes including Tony City of Nice and the Nice Sophia-Antipolis Parker, Antoine Griezmann, Philippe Croizon, University, aims to open the museums of Nice Laura Flessel, Marie-Amelie Le Fur, Sarah to students and young people. The programming Ourahmoune and many others. and realization of this event is carried out A tribute is also paid to Florence Arthaud, Camille by the promotion 2016/2017 of the Master 2 Muffat and Alexis Vastine. Evénementiel, Mediation and Engineering of Produced on unique supports made up of Culture of the Nice Sophia-Antipolis University. objects that belonged to the athletes, the Mediations, delocalized courses, conferences, exhibits express all the creativity and admiration creative workshops, performances, exhibitions, of C215 for the exploits made by the athletes. screenings, performances and strolls will National Museum of Sport highlight various artistic practices such as Learn + : museedusport.fr - c215.fr dance, theater, music or photography.. Learn + : marsauxmusees.fr

Nice Fiction from April 28 to 30 A festival dedicated to the genres of fantasy (science fiction, fantasy...) through many Shen Yun disciplines: literature, graphic arts, games, Divine Culture of the Middle Kingdom music, cinema ... Three days of meetings, events, games, March 15 lectures and emotions: Nice, 5th city of France, Shen Yun invites you to discover the ancestral widely open to tourism, and anchored in history Chinese culture. and imagination, hosts its fiction festival,through This performance revives on stage the deep all the supports of creation and art... Literature soul of this lost civilization with an unparalleled and comics - cinema, TV series, webseries mastery. Each movement of each dance, and youtubers - painting and illustration, with each note of music makes of this spectacle a exhibitions over several weeks - board games magnificent visual and emotional experience (role-playing, board games, video games...) - which is not found anywhere else. theater and tale - music. Palais des Congrès et des Expositions Acropolis University Campus of Saint-Jean d’Angély Learn + : sean-acropolis.com

7 LOCAL EVENTS

Le printemps des Mômes from 10 au 21 avril Saint-Pierre and sea For a week, in the midst of the spring holidays, laughter and wonder are invited with the artists celebration of many companies specialized in the creation July 1st and 2nd of junior. The Festival of the arts and live shows for children, In Nice, where the sea has always played an Le Printemps des Mômes, was created in 2008 important role, every day the fishermen take on the initiative of the City of Nice (Direction of the sea to bring back the fish that will feed their Animation and Associative Life), and celebrates families and supply the market of the «Marine» this year, Its tenth edition. or the Place Saint-François. Today, there are To know the terms and prices, please contact only a handful of fishermen ... the venues directly. In order to counter the fury of the elements Reservations strongly advised for the shows and invoke the clemency of Heaven, from the and obligatory reservations for the workshops, Middle Ages they placed themselves under the animations and the placements (limited the protection of St. Peter. Once a year, they capacity).. honor their patron saint by organizing a moving Centres AnimaNice, theatres, libraries, opéra... procession in Old Nice. In the evening, the Learn + : nice.fr fishermen’s guild gathered on the beach, burnt the poorest man’s bark and offered him a new one. Still honored today, this festival is perpetuated in the district of the Port. Celebration of Mai Learn + : nice.fr Week-end and public holiday 61st Festival International of Festa Dei Mai, the «festin des Mai» : a strong Niçoise popular tradition. Folklore In the shade of the olive trees, every year, culture from August 16 to 20 and language are celebrated in the gardens of the Arenes de Cimiez, where families and friends Launch of the 61st International Folklore Festival share songs, dances, traditional music and «La Farandole» at the Mediterranean University culinary specialties. Henceforth, other districts Center in Nice, which will take place from August joined forces to revive ancestral traditions.. 16 to 20, 2017. Learn + : nice.fr Organized by the City of Nice in partnership with the Collectif des Arts Traditionnels, the Festival is reborn after 22 years of absence - Lou Cat, through Ciamada Nissarda and Nice la Belle, with 6 international groups: Belarus, Bolivia, Guinea-Bissau, Nicaragua, the Philippines and China. Learn + : nice-la-belle.fr

8 FESTIVALS

Festival «Femmes en Scènes» from March 3rd to 12 9e Meetings In&Out This festival, created 9 years ago, is always from April 25 to 30 held on the occasion of the international day of women’s rights, around March 8, over ten Every spring, In & out offers ten days of days, and has received the support of the City screenings around a program that questions of Nice since its inception. sexuality, homosexuality and gender. Putting women artists and women’s issues in The spirit of openness animates this event which the light of pluralistic and mixed scenes, mixing caters to the greatest number and defends the genres, combating sexist stereotypes are the cinema in all its diversity, privileging the meeting priorities that have been chosen for a unique between filmmakers and the public. Lionel festival in terms of its duration, diversity, vocation Soukas, João Pedro Rodrigues, Sébastien to be a luminous showcase, its solidarity aim, Lifshitz, Vincent Dieutre, Céline Sciamma, and its accessibility, favoring the access to the Panos H. Koutras and Olivier Ducastel and culture for all. Jacques Martineau, Emilie Jouvet. Learn + : femmesenscenes.com Learn + : lesouvreurs.fr

Book Festival from June 2 to 4 Novelists, essayists, poets, authors of comic books and youth books, they will be close to 200 writers present in Nice. The local creation will be highlighted through conferences and the presence of local personalities. Autograph sessions, debates, meetings, animations and readings will punctuate these three days in the historic setting of old Nice.. Place Pierre Gauthier, Place du Palais de Justice and Quai des Etats-Unis Crossover Festival Learn + : lefestivaldulivredenice.com from June 8 to 10

This electro festival lives all year round with a multitude of satellite events that revolve around it: Crossover Summer, Crossover Session, Crossover Live, Club Crossover ... So many denominations for so many opportunities to cross styles, audiences, disciplines. Always with the same leitmotiv: to be in the air of time. Chantier 109, Route of Turin Learn + : festival-crossover.com

9 GREAT MUSICAL EVENTS

«Fête de la musique» June 20 and 21 Nice Festival from July 17 to 21 This year, Nice will host, on June 20th, the great music celebration live on France 2. The First jazz festival created in France in 1948, it next day, the popular event will be open to all, offered this music its nobility. amateurs or professionals, wishing to perform. It acquired its true identity in 1971 and since then, Launched on June 21, 1982 at the initiative of each evening, three concerts are scheduled on Jack Lang and Maurice Fleuret, this festival each of the two stages. invites all musicians to express themselves on The first, turned towards Place Masséna, the street. In 1985, the Fête de la Musique began which can accommodate 6,000 spectators. The to «export» on the occasion of the European second, at the Théâtre de Verdure, offers 2,500 Year of Music and is celebrated today in more seats. The program is on line with all Jazz trends. than 120 countries on the 5 continents. Learn + : nicejazzfestival.fr Learn + : nice.fr

Nice Music Live by Nice Jazz Festival from July 22 to 26 Jazz Off from July 17 to 21 This year, the Nice Jazz Festival will make you As in all major festivals, the In & the Off are enjoy Nice music live! intimately linked. The Masséna and The Jazz Off allows to propose a mesh of Jazz Théâtre de Verdure throughout the city and in all the disciplines. It is stages offer more developed in 6 labels: Arts, Friends, Pitchoun, unforgettable evenings On Stage, Springboard and Conferences. in various musical The goal is to create novelty and this year styles ... new and original animations between Jazz They will continue to and Graphic Art will be honored as the Flying welcome incredible Frenchies Band and Alain de Fombelle that artists from 22 to 26 of will offer unique performances. July: Treasures of the soil and the jazz from French - Les Insus, July 22 Riviera will come together for a unique moment - Jain, July 24 at the Domaine de La Source de Bellet. - Camille, July 25 Thus all the Niçois, thanks to the Jazz Off, will - The Avener and Synapson, July 26 be able to discover different programs with free Jardin Albert 1er access to the jazz and the culture. Learn + : nicemusiclive.fr Learn + : nicejazzfestival.fr

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CONCERTS

Kids United Julien Doré M. Pokora March 19 March 23 April 26 Palais Nikaïa Palais Nikaïa Palais Nikaïa

Depeche Mode Christophe Maé Céline Dion May 12 May 21 July 20

Palais Nikaïa Palais Nikaïa Allianz Riviera

Learn + Other spectacles places And nikaia.fr Théâtre National de Nice - tnn.fr.fr nicetourisme.com sean-acropolis.com Opéra de Nice - opera-nice.org nicemusiclive.fr allianz-riviera.fr Conservatoire (CNRR) - conservatoire-nice.org nice.fr

11 SUMMER SPORT SEASON

Paris-Nice Challenge 2017 March 11 and 12 Nice Running Day Nice and its hinterland will offer unprecedented (International half-marathon) landscapes to the participants of the Paris- April 9 Nice Challenge which gives the opportunity for amateur cyclists to be closer to a mythical For its 26th edition, the Nice International Half professional race. Marathon changes its name to «Nice Running They will be able to ride on the course that will Day» while keeping the same distances as in take on the professional squad on Sunday, previous years. New date and new course. The March 12, 2017, in epilogue of a Paris-Nice event will take place on Sunday, April 9, 2017. edition that is already announcing masterful. The start and finish will take place from the Two races will be proposed. Allianz Riviera Stadium. The professionals, meanwhile, will travel Learn + : nicesemimarathon.com 1,233.5 km from 5 to 12 March, during this mythical race that traditionally opens the cycling season. Learn + : Amateurs race: parisnicechallenge.com Professionnal race: letour.fr/paris-nice/2017/fr/

Ironman France - Nice July 23 Ultra-Trail® Côte d’Azur Nice’s Ironman France was voted «one of Mercantour the world’s most beautiful races» by USA from August 25 to 27 Triathlon magazine. The race starts on the Mediterranean (3.8 km) The territory of Alpes-Maritimes will become followed by a cycling circuit (180 km) in the the unique playground of the third edition of craggy, sloped inland area, before entering the the Ultra-Trail® Côte d’Azur Mercantour, final stage with a marathon (42.195 km), all of offering an exceptional 145 km course between which must be completed within a maximum of sea and mountains, littered with exceptional 16 hours, making it a key event in the sporting landscapes. From the Nice beaches to the calendar. This Ironman features in the mountains, 10,000 m of cumulative positive triathlon world championships. gradient will be climbing and 9,000 to Learn + : www.ironman.com descend to reach the arrival altitude at 950 m. Learn + : ultratrail06.com

20th Rallye Jean Behra Historical September 9 and 10 In September, the Automobile Club of Nice and Côte d’Azur is organizing this great event for the 20th edition. A prestigious road rally opened in tribute to Jean Behra, motorcycle and automobile driver of the 50s.. Learn + : rallyejeanbehrahistorique.com

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Sailing Tour of France from July 28 to 30 Regattas of Nice September - dates to come This year again, the Tour de France à la Voile will stop on the most beautiful French coasts. On the quays of Nice’s port, an array of events After a 2016 edition with strong Mediterranean will be held throughout the town as part of the consonance, the 2017 route will showcase Regattas. Nice’s Regattas offer the Côte d’Azur the North and the West. For this 40th edition, locals the chance to marvel at the beauty of Nice will host the Grande Arrivée for the fourth old sails and riggings and the expertise of consecutive time. the sailors under Nice’s sun. They serve as a Learn + : tourvoile.fr natural continuation of Nice’s history of sailing which has its roots in the 19th century, with a host of prestigious navigators, from the Prince of Wales and Sir Lipton, to name but a few. Port of Nice and Baie des Anges Tel. : 06 12 11 98 90 Extreme Sailing Series International Regatta from July 20 to 23

One of the 8 stages of the Extreme Sailing Series™ will take place in Nice. Hosted and organised by the City of Nice since 2011, this unmissable event in the international sailing calendar has become a firm fixture in Nice’s sports line-up. After the old riggings of the regattas, this is the perfect opportunity to take in the Formula 1s of the sea, technological powerhouses with sleek, streamlined silhouettes. Learn + : extremesailingseries.com

Nice, city of sportsmen

Nice supports accessible sport for all. From juniors to seniors and athletes with reduced mobility, nobody is left behind here. Visitors can also enjoy physical activity and sports during their stay in the Metropolis, from water and mountain sports to walks, hikes, pools, horse-riding, skating, tennis, roller-blading...

13 DIARY SEASON 2017

MARCH DATES SEE Exhibition «Athlètes» by C215 from 10/02 to 21/05 p. 7 Mars aux Musées from 2 to 24/03 p. 7 Festival «Femmes en Scènes» from 3 to 12/03 p. 9 Paris-Nice Challenge 11 and 12/03 p.11 Shen Yun, experience a divine culture 15/03 p. 7 Kids United concert 19/03 p.10 Julien Doré concert 23/03 p.10 APRIL 1st Gardens Festival of Côte d’Azur from 01/04 to 01/05 p. 5 Nice Running Day 09/04 p.11 The Printemps des Mômes from 10 to 21/04 p. 7 9th Meetings In&Out from 25 to 30/04 p. 8 M. Pokora concert 26/04 p.10 Nice Fiction from 28 to 30/04 p. 7 MAY Fête des mai Week-end / public holiday p. 7 Depeche Mode concert 12/05 p.10 Les Nuits Européennes des musées 20 and 21/05 p. 6 Christophe Maé concert 21/05 p.10 Exhibition of Chagall’s sculptures from 27/05 to 28/08 p. 6 JUNE Book Festival from 2 to 4/06 p. 8 Crossover Festival from 8 to 10/06 p. 9 Music celebration 20 and 21/06 p. 9 Biennale des Ecoles de Nice 24 june to 15 october p. 6 JULY St-Pierre and sea celebration 1er and 2/07 p. 7 Nice Jazz Festival from 17 to 21/07 p. 9 Jazz Off from 17 to 21/07 p. 9 Céline Dion’s concert 20/07 p.10 Extreme Sailing Series from 20 to 23/07 p.12 Nice Music Live by NJF from 22 to 23/07 p. 9 Ironman France Nice 23/07 p.11 Sailing Tour of France from 28 to 30/07 p.12 AUGUST 61st Festival International of Folklore from 16 to 20/08 p. 7 Ultra-Trail Côte d’Azur Mercantour from 25 to 27/08 p.11 SEPTEMBER 20th Historical Rallye Jean Behra 9 and 10/09 p.11 Regattas of Nice to come p.12

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15 CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU

Tel for general public: +33 (0) 4 92 14 46 14 nicetourisme.com / nicecarnaval.com

4 bureaus in Nice for general public: Marketing / Communication Department:

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