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A little of History

The Country of Nice

Until 1388 " the country of Nice " belonged to Catalan Provencal or angevine countries. In 1388 the Country of Nice is given up to the realm of Savoy. Its territory was in little mead-ows the same that in the time of the Roman: from Vintimille or Imperia ( 1576-1818 ) to the Var river and in the North until Barcelonnette and a part of the valley of Royat (according to times)

The Country of Nice corresponded to four " vigueries " of Nice. The County of Nice was its appearance in the history in 1392. While the Monegasque part got loose in 1410.

According to treaties its territory diminished. To contain on the eve of the revolution (for the French part) only the territory corresponding to the left bank of the Var river to the valley of Royat river. It is to underline that Tende and Brigue Villages was given up in France by referendum in 1947.

The castle of Nice dates Greek but according to the invaders was destroyed and rebuilt several times.
It was definitively destroyed by Lois XIV in 1704-1706.

The county of Nice offers an example of architecture the extraordinary baroque. Both at the level of the churches and of its villages which are of an surprising tourist interest.

The County of Nice which had a history rich in turnover. It was given up in France by Piedmont, En1860 following victory de Solferino who allowed the Italian unity.

The spoken language in the country of Nice is Nisart very different from the Provencal...

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The discovery of the cave of " Terra Mata " allowed to establish that Nice was lived in 300 000 years before JC

"Védianti" (Celtic of 2 ° invasion) became established to " Cemenetum " ( Cimiez) until 2 ° century before JC. The Greeks made a colony under the name of " Nicaea " ( Nikaïa), with the port of " Nicae " ( Niké), in remembrance of "Niké" at "Parthénon". What means that at the time of the Greek colonization, Phocée was not any more under Persian dominion but of that of Athena. The creation of Nikaïa would thus be of the same time of that of Antipolis.

From 154 to 125 before JC the Roman made the conquest of the region and settled down to Cemenetum. So Antipolis, Nikaïa was connected with Narbonnaise, was it in Italy. After the first invasions of 3 ° century she became Nicaea Civitas.

The fall of the empire was followed by 2 centuries of obscurantism

It was conquered by the Saracens then freed by Guillaume II Comte de Provence.

Fief of the Count de Grimaldi, it was connected at Home of Savoy whereas Monaco became independent (1406).

In 1793 it was annexed by the young French republic, to be connected at Home of Piedmont and Savoy in 1815. Following the battle of Solferino, Nice became French by plebiscite in 1860.

Nice and its County brought many illustrious persons in France. The general Mireur to whom we owe the title of the "Of "Marseillaise", the General Garibaldi, Adolphe Blanqui precursor of the liberalism and His brother Auguste father of the Municipality of Paris ( 1870 ), for example.

At the end of 18 ° century Tzarevitch, as the English became established in Nice (Russian church, Walk of the English). It began to become a sea resort of fame International.

From 1942 till 1944 the coast of Nice was completely plundered by the German army. Reconstructed and restored with courage by its Mayor "Jean Médecin", Nizza la Bella is with Cannes and Monaco one of 3 international capitals of the French Riviera

Its tourist and trade port, its airport allow Nice to diversify its industries and its research centers ( Sophia-Antipolis)

Of more Nice is famous for its festival of the Jazz, its museums (Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall and of archaeology.) its Carnival, Casino, the gardens of his its Castle (castle destroys in 1706) the Lascaris palace (built between 1643 and 1650), the Roman vestiges and the abbey of Cimiez