Nice's charm comes from its exceptional climate as well as its beauty. Even in the winter the cafe terraces are filled with people happily drinking and contemplating the ultra famous Promenade des Anglais... Not only a land of tourism and leisure; Nice is also a country of creation, innovation, research and cultural exchange... Nice and its area are undoubtedly the place for the opening up of art and culture.

The Côte d'Azur has inspired, from time immemorial, the greatest painters, writers and musicians. It has compelled recognition of its avant-garde across the Atlantic, its museums are holding prestigious collections in edifices of renowned architecture. Nice is full of an extraordinary artistic and cultural heritage.

The gentle way of life sustains the imaginary world of artists and stimulates their creativeness. Thus Van Loo, Toulouse Lautrec, Modigliani, Dufy, Renoir, Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, or Prévert, Nietzsche, Aragon, Tolstoï, Maupassant, and musicians such as Berlioz, Bizet, Massenet have experienced a real fascination over Nice, without forgetting the numerous architects of whom the town bears the stamp.

Nice's mild winters began to attract the British aristocracy, who travelled to the coast to treat their respiratory ailments. Very soon, with the arrival of the railway line in Nice, in 1864, and Menton, in 1869, the "winter crowd" of British, Russians, Italians and Germans came in ever greater numbers. From 22,000 in 1864, their numbers swelled to 150,000 by 1914. Twenty years later, the Americans launched the fashion for swimming in the sea and so Nice became a famous seaside resort. These infrastructures propose prestigious amenities and first-class hospitality. The logical result is that, each year, 300,000 congressional choose Nice as the site for their corporate conventions. What makes this French Riviera so beautiful is its craggy coastline with the Alps plunging straight down in the blue sea.

Over 100 trains leave the Nice Train Station daily, including the Trans Europe Express Nice-Paris. 25 other stations along the coast are on the French and European network. Passengers can take one of the frequently run trains which travels along the gorgeous French Riviera coastline to St. Raphael, on arrival you are able to pick up a taxi infront of the station or simply cross the rail bridge to connect with local buses.