Fashion
The central shopping area of Nice is Magenta Square and the streets surrounding it. It's located at the core of the historic centre of the city, so you might want to start you shopping tour of Nice with a relaxed stroll down the pedestranised alleys and promenades. After Paris, Nice is France's premier spot to see and be seen. Here, fashion shopping is much more than just a process of walking from one shop to another -- it's a meticulously planned spectacle requiring a visit to every important establishment in the city centre.

• Rue Paradis and Rue de Suède are home to the most famous fashion studios, including the original shop of popular brand Façonnable, today boasting hundreds of branches worldwide.
• Rue Masséna has the enormous Galeries Lafayette, second in size only to its Parisian branch.
• Avenue Jean-Médecin and Rue de Verdun are filled with the outlets of popular chains.

Nice is generally associated with shopping for exclusive chic clothes, but the multitude of boutiques and wide range of goods promise excellent bargains to all shoppers, regardless of the style and price-level they prefer.

Arts & Crafts
Art and antiques fans will be delighted with the little artistic studios and curiosities shops situated along the narrow streets around the Old Town Cathedral.

• Atelier Contre-Jour on Rue du Pont Vieux sells silk lampshades, artfully carved furniture and hand-painted posters.
• L’Atelier des Cigales on Rue du Collet is great for pottery collectors, offering modern versions of traditional Provencal terra cotta cups and plates.
• Marché à la Brocante is an antiques market held on Mondays at Cours Saleya, a perfect place to admire interesting oil and water-colour painted scenes of the Mediterranean and handmade jewellery.

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