Nice Port Lympia & Antiques District - Walking Tour

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US$55.73 per guest

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Earliest available date: September 13, 2026

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10 meals

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Experience Details

What You’ll Experience

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Location

Nice

Duration

3 hours

Number of Guests

1 - 1 guests

Language

English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese

Digital Ticket

Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Uncover the hidden stories of Nice’s Port Lympia with this immersive walking tour. Explore the Antiques District, savor sweet treats, and visit historic sites, including a jail museum and prehistoric cave.

For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

Nice's Port Lympia district is full of stories, architectural masterpieces, renowned characters and hidden treasures. Immerse yourself in its history passing through its Antiques District, its Sweet Candies & chocolate Confectionery, its Old Jail (now Museum), its colourful piers and its traditional pointed-sharped fishing boats.

Discover how its past as a fishermen & trading port has shaped Nice's history, and how its prehistoric cave tells us about its 1st inhabitants. A unique, fun, original and well-documented historical tour.

Everyone knows about Nice's old town, but very few really know about its port and its rich history!

THE PORT OF NICE THROUGH MANY ANGLES !

Highlights:

Antiques shops & frescoes

A confectionery factory (tastings included)

The Old Jail (History of the Port & Art)

Illustrious figures (Garibaldi, Napoleon & others)

A superb chapel (a hidden treasure)

A prehistoric cave

The real best Socca of Nice

April-October: cross the port by traditional fisherman's boat

What You Get

Visit of a hidden baroque treasure (unknown & secret)

Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces, candied fruits, flower jams & +

Snacks

Visit of a Confectionery Factory and shop with tastings of produces (candied fruits, candies, flower jams & more)

Private transportation

Transfers

Good To Know

Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Service animals allowed
Wheelchair accessible

What You’ll Experience

Garibaldi Square

There is no better place than Garibaldi square to introduce to rich history of Nice Port Lympia, where everything started. After reminding the importance of Garibaldi for Italian and niçoise History!

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Place du Pin

Let's start the tour with rue Bonaparte and the fascinating story of the young Napoleon leaving in Nice and starting the Italians War Campaign! A very lively & charming district with a lot of local food, restaurants, bars & nice shops

10 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Place du Pin

Let's visit the very interesting Antiques district of Nice with many nice antiquaries shops & the flee market full of art, artworks, paintings, sculptures and home tools

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Port Lympia

The beautiful piers and full of colors buildings of Nice Port Lympia have many stories to tell us and are a pleasure for the eyes. From April until October we can cross the Port with a traditional wooden boat. We will pass to a Confectionery Factory to see how candied fruits, candies, jams & chocolates are prepared before to be sold at the shop. Possibility of many tastings of original produces

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Espace Lympia

We will pass through the Old Prison of Nice (nowadays Museum and Gallery with exhibits), we will see the old cells and get to know even better the History of Port Lympia and its evolution from the foundation until today (arts exhibits depending on the season

20 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Coco Beach

Visit a hidden baroque treasure, the most beautiful rocky seaside of Nice with inlets and prestigious restaurants over the sea & a prehistoric cave which inform us about the 1st inhabitants and the life in Nice 190 000 years ago.

30 minutesAdmission Ticket Free

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Place Garibaldi, Alpes-Maritimes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, FR, 06300

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Place Garibaldi (just in front of the statue of Garibaldi in the centre of the square) Tramway Line 1 stop Garibaldi Tramway Line 2 stop Garibaldi/Le Château The Guide will be waiting for you with a blue ‘Walking Tour’ sign

End Point

Avenue Jean Lorrain, Alpes-Maritimes Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, FR, 06300

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At the Cape of Nice (15mn walk from Place Garibaldi) Possibility to come back by shuttle/bus at Place Garibaldi or Place Massena in 5 mn

Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund.
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Reviews

5.0

based on 1 reviews

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Great!

October 14, 2025

Cyril is an amazing guide. The tour follows a learned balance of funny anecdotes and precise facts. Just perfect. Hate to discover other parts of Nice with Cyril.

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