Vieux Nice (Old Town)

A pedestrian Baroque labyrinth where Niçois food culture and tourist energy converge around the Cours Saleya and Place Rossetti.

Updated May 22, 202611 min read

About Vieux Nice (Old Town)

Vieux Nice is the city's historic heart, a warren of narrow cobbled lanes, ochre façades and Baroque churches anchored by the Cathédrale Sainte-Réparate and the 17th-century Palais Lascaris. The Cours Saleya hosts the famous flower and produce market (Tue–Sun), while Place Rossetti's gelaterias and terraces stay busy late into the night. For investors it is a trophy quarter: limited, protected building stock keeps supply tight and prices at roughly a 20% premium to the city average. The trade-off is a market dominated by seasonal lets and tourism rather than family residency, so long-term yields are modest (~3.5–4%) even as charm and liquidity remain strong.

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Vieux Nice (Old Town) in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

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