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The Cours Saleya is the most famous square in old Nice, a long open space running through the heart of Vieux Nice. Once part of the old Saint-Lambert port where boats unloaded salt, giving the square its name, it is now the city's great market. In 1897 Nice opened the world's first wholesale cut flower market here, shipping fragrant blooms across Europe by rail. Today the stalls spill over with flowers, fruit, vegetables, olives, and spices from Tuesday to Sunday, while Mondays bring antiques and curiosities, and by night the square fills with the terraces of its many restaurants. At its eastern end stands the ochre building where Henri Matisse kept an apartment and studio until 1938.
Wissenswertes
- 1897 year — Nice opened the world's first wholesale cut flower market on this square
- 1938 year — Henri Matisse left his top floor apartment overlooking the square after living here since the 1920s
- 6 days — The flower and produce market fills the square every week from Tuesday to Sunday
📍 Cours Saleya 24, 06000, Nice