Food and Wine Tour – Nice, France

Every year my colleagues and I attend the World Tax Free exhibition in Cannes, and after a week filled with presentations, business meetings, cocktail receptions and dinners, we are just keen to fly home…

However, this time, after all the hard work and stress from the exhibition in Cannes, I feel like relaxing with a fun activity and invite my colleague and buddy Ros to join me on a Food & Wine Tour of Nice, which is 30 minutes ride away from Cannes.

Food & Wine Walking Tour

After some research, I book the top rated Nice Food & Wine tour operated by Nadia.

Also check out the fun Nice excursions and sightseeing tours offered by Viator here.

It’s a gorgeous day in October and we meet our guide Nadia near Promenade des Anglais, the most famous walkway in Nice, along the sea shore…

Alziari: Olive Specialty Store

The fun walking tour starts with a stop at Nicolas Alziari store, specialized in all things Olive…

I have never seen such a large array of olives in all shapes and forms, pitted and whole olives, tapenade, olive oil, soaps and cosmetics, kitchen utensils made from olive tree, anything you could imagine…

La Petite Maison

No Nice Food Tour would be complete without a stop at La Petite Maison, which is arguably the best dining spot in Nice. It’s also the place to go for celebrity sightings… It’s known to serve spectacular food with an amazing ambiance.  Today, we have a sampling of their famous lemon meringue pie made with fresh ingredients such as locally grown lemons. It tastes like a morsel of sunshine!

Patisserie Henri Auer

The oldest bakery in Nice is Patisserie Henri Auer, established since 1820, and managed by generation after generation of the Auer family.

The oldest bakery in Nice is Patisserie Henri Auer, established since 1820, and managed by generation after generation of the Auer family.

The specialties are candied fruits, candied chestnuts, chocolates and all types of candies.

 

Nice Farmers Market

A must stop is the Nice Farmers Market

The market is bursting with bright colors from fresh flowers and produce. Everything could be found there, from paintings, souvenirs, to fresh fruits and vegetable, cheeses, cold cuts, condiments.

Bakeries by the Farmers Market offer a tempting selection of pastries…

Wine Tasting

Next stop is a huge wine shop selling rare vintage down to wine by the glass.

You can almost savor the Côte d’Azure atmosphere as you sip Côtes de Provence wines in the tradition of the artists and intellectuals who have been drawn to this beautiful place for centuries. While wine tasting and nibbling on cheeses and cold cuts, we learn interesting facts about French wines.

It’s a fun and convivial atmosphere to do wine tasting in the old town, while chatting and people watching…

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Lunch at Le Romarin

For the finalé we relax with a selection of freshly created Niçoise specialities at a family owned restaurant Le Romarin,

After lunch, we enjoy artisanal Gelato a few steps away.

It was a fun and relaxing walking tour of Nice while enjoying local specialties and wines. Nadia is a great guide, energetic and full of interesting stories.

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