[Nice - London - Paris] Part 8: Nice, her Cimiez

I arrived in Cimiez by Bus 15 from Place Masséna. It was an important rival of Nice, continuing to exist as a separate city till the time of the Lombard invasions, and has left its ruins at Cimiez; it is now a quarter of Nice (quoted from wikipedia).

Here are the ruins located in Parc des Arènes:

In Parc des Arènes, there is a garden of neatly shaped olive trees:

As a neighbour of the park, Monastère de Cimiez is a church of franciscan monks.

This is a gate of Monastère de Cimiez:

Garden of the church:

So beautiful:

Take a look at the sea from the top of the garden:

Obervatory, which is far far away from Cimiez:

Heart-shaped pine tree in the garden:

Walk in Cimiez:

Modern hotel at the bus stop: