Witness la Belle Epoque at the Museee Villa Massena in Nice | Things to Do in Provence, France
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The Masséna Musee , the jewel of the Promenade des Anglais, occupies a charming villa built in 1898 as a winter retreat of French aristocrat Victor Masséna.

Massena’s son donated the villa to the City of Nice upon his father’s death. The villa was converted to a museum in 2008 to showcase collections that portray the art and history of the French Riviera from the time Nice was annexed to France until the end of the Belle Epoque.

Ornate villa is as interesting to explore as the exhibits it hosts, with intricate hallways that are as beautiful as the Belle Epoque artifacts. One of exhibits is Napoleon’s death mask.

Address: 65 Rue de France, 06000 Nice, France, Phone: +33-4-93-91-19-10

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