Nice city tour on a bike taxi: Promenade des Anglais and Old Town

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Duration40m

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · IT +1

PickupAt your hotel

A local guide steers you through Nice's layered streets and seafront on a pedal-powered seat.

A guided city tour of Nice aboard a bike taxi—a comfortable, last-generation vehicle that moves through the city at a pace that lets you see and photograph. Your local guide speaks English, Italian or French, and stops at Place Masséna, Old Town, the Promenade des Anglais, Quai des États-Unis, the Negresco Palace and the Golden Square. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included; you can ask the guide to pause anywhere for photos. The tour runs 40 minutes.

40m

Step-by-step itinerary

Original city tour of Nice

Visit Place Massena and learn history
Admire Fountain of Apollo at Castle Hill
Explore Nice Old Town and its art
Visit Sainte Reparate cathedral
See the Italian Renaissance style building
View the prefectural palace of Nice
Stop at Negresco Palace for photos
Pass by Quai des États-Unis
See the Golden Square district
Walk along Promenade des Anglais
Discover Avenue Verdun boutiques
Stop at Place Magenta
End tour at Place Massena

The Experience

You're picked up at your hotel or apartment and climb into a bike taxi—a modern, comfortable vehicle built to European standards and designed to move through Nice's narrow streets without the bulk of a van. Your guide is a local who speaks your language and knows the city's layers: the history behind each square, the stories of its buildings, the restaurants and cafes worth visiting. As you move through the city, you stop at Place Masséna, lit by seven statues and ringed by arcaded buildings, and your guide explains what you're looking at and why it matters to Nice.

The route takes you into Old Town, where several civilizations have left their mark in the architecture and layout of the streets. You pass the Sainte Reparate cathedral and see the prefectural palace, a former royal residence of the kings of Piedmont-Sardinia before Nice was annexed to France in 1860. The Negresco Palace appears next—your guide shares its history and mysterious anecdotes while you photograph its unique architecture. Then comes the Promenade des Anglais, the famous seafront boulevard; your guide walks you through its story and the reasons it matters to people who live here, and you have time to take photos all along it.

The tour ends at the Golden Square, a chic district with luxury shops and distinctive architecture, and you return to Place Masséna. Throughout the ride, you can ask to stop anywhere for photos, and the bike taxi's pace means you're never rushed past something that catches your eye. A multilingual audio guide on board reinforces what your guide is saying, and WiFi is available if you need it.

What’s included

Private transportation in a bike taxi.
pickup and drop-off at your hotel or apartment.
live guide in English, Italian or French.
multilingual audio guide on board.
WiFi on board.
stops at Place Masséna, Old Town, Sainte Reparate cathedral, the Negresco Palace, Quai des États-Unis, the Golden Square and the Promenade des Anglais.
photo stops whenever you ask.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearbyInfants must sit on laps

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Is this one for you?Book this if you want a guide's commentary while moving slowly enough to stop for photos in Old Town's narrow streets—the bike taxi fits where larger groups can't.