TouchScreenTravels

Our Touch, your Travels…

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Spring: Mar, Apr & May

Spring is a great time time to be in Nice and the Côte d'Azur! March and April especially have quite a few rainy days although April and May can be quite warm with highs of 16 - 20 C.

Public Holidays and important events include:

Mar 20-22 Motor Festival Avignon
Late-Mar/early-Apr Good Friday (public holiday)
Late-Mar/early-Apr Easter Monday (public holiday)
Last Sat in March: International Festival of Magic Nice
Easter Weekend: Feria Pascale Arles. (involves Bullfighting)
May 1st: Labour Day (public holiday)
May 1st: Les Bravades de Fréjus
May 8th: Victoire 1945 (V.E. Day) (public holiday)
Early-May: Ascension Day (public holiday)
Mid-May: La Nuit des Musées Museums open their doors free of charge.
May 24th: Gypsy Pilgrimage at Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Late-May Whit Monday (public holiday)
End-May: Festival of Transhumance at St-Rémy-de-Provence
End May: Whitsun Festival - Pentecost Feria Nîmes

Nice Carnival

Carnaval de Nice (late-Feb)

The Mistral

A cold wind from the Steppes

Image by Franck Michel