Most favorite day trips into Italy from Nice..
 

Hello,

My husband and I be going to Nice this May from the 21-25th, and we are hoping to take a day trip into Italy? I would love to hear about any locations in Italy that are really beautiful, and have some shopping, (that we could visit as a day excursion from Nice?)

Thanks!

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Go to Menton on the border and stop there. The Italy side is tacky and not worth your time--and I love Italy.

On Friday mornings there is a market in Ventimiglia,Italy right across the border from France. Or you can continue (likely with a train change) from Ventimiglia into San Remo.

Go the opposite direction.

I personally thought the market in Ventimiglia was one of the most squalid I've ever encountered in Europe.

And I'm a major italophile, too.

I have to agree with the other posters. I can't think of any Italian cities that would be a reasonable day trip from Nice, and I absolutely love Italy, too!

However, there are plenty of beautiful small villages and cities near Nice ( Eze, Monaco, St. Jean Cap, Cannes, St. Paul de VEnce) which would make excellent day trips.

Thank you everyone..we will stay in France and enjoy the cities there instead!

difficult to find something on your own in italy, take a organised bus tour from nice, much better to see in a short time,remember you will only see the old border towns , and the shops close from midday until 1600 pm.but , you will definately see many italian small cars, pa\rked in almost impossible places !!!!!!!!!!no comparison to nice, although nice was originally italian, but a very different day out.