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Take the "train des merveilles" to Tende passing across perilous viaducts and through helicoidal tunnels, and visit this very unspoilt village way up in the mountains near the Italian border.

Avoid going to Nice before 2008 - all the main street (Avenue Jean Medecin) and the Place Masséna are in chaos - works for the future tramway - with dust everywhere, traffic problems, uneven footpaths etc.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5997 The seafront at night http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5974
I wouldn't recommend taking one of the late-night buses either, as they're pretty frightening too (I used to call it the "bus to hell"). Taxis are very expensive but they're the safest way to go home.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5974 The beach: save your piggies http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5944 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/5944