Nice - Cimiez

The front of "L'Excelsior Régina Palace", seen from a distance. Queen Victoria used to live in that palace, when she was here. A massive building, with a huge garden on top of the hill, next to the ruins of the roman amphitheatre. Now you can rent or buy a flat in there - in case you can afford it. French painter Henri Matisse has lived in that building the last years of his life. There is a swimming pool in there, designed by him. Matisse is closely connected to Cimiez. He has lived in that building. Only two hundred meters away you´ll find the Matisse-Museum, and on the cemetery, just across the street, you´ll find his grave.