Promenade des Anglais

The Promenade des Anglais (Eng. " Promenade of the English ") is a beach promenade along the Baie des Anges in Nice, France.

History

Before Nice was urbanized, the local coast was only from an abandoned strip pebble beach. The first houses were on elevated ground far away from the sea.

From the second half of the 18th century, English began to spend the winter in Nice, where they enjoyed the panorama along the coast. Being in a particularly harsh winter reached an influx of beggars Nice, some of the rich Englishmen proposed a useful project for them: the construction of a walkway along the sea.

The city of Nice promoted the prospect of a pleasant promenade, this work. The promenade was called by the Nizzaern in their dialect Nissart first Camin dei Anglès. After connecting the county of Nice to France by the Treaty of Turin in 1860 closed the dialect name was replaced by the French translation Promenade des Anglais.

The promenade today

For the local inhabitants, the Promenade des Anglais is simply the promenade or the Prom on the Promenade cavort any time of day walkers, joggers, inline skaters and skateboarders.

In addition to numerous events such as the annual carnival, which take place along the promenade, the Promenade is known for its blue chairs ( chaises Bleues ) and their pergolas.

Many luxury hotels lining on the promenade together, the best known is the Hotel Negresco. In addition, there are many small restaurants right on the beach.

To the north, that is on the landward side of the promenade is a main street of the same name, which has consistently at least three lanes in each direction. Medium term, here the re-introduction of a line of tram Nice is provided, which are performed in the inner-city area of ​​the Promenade des Anglais in order to safeguard the appearance without catenary and traveled on battery power or is to be performed in a tunnel.

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