During each of her trips to the South of France, Nice is her headquarters, where she relaxes and recharges.
We understand her, we would also leave the English sky to seek refuge in Nice. She enjoys her spring holidays so much that she comes back for several years in a row. She travels across all the hills of Nice, stops at some inns for a nice cup of tea, but being a queen, she also takes the opportunity to visit the other sovereigns present in France.
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Queen Victoria's getaways to Nice propelled the city to the top of chic destinations for the jet set of the time!
As a result, the agricultural landscape turned into a paradise for high society with the construction of luxurious mansions and hotels, like the Excelsior Regina Palace hotel, where the west wing was reserved for her. Because, well, when you're the queen, you deserve to have your own wing, right?
And today, you can still spot some monuments, some of which were rebuilt after the Second World War. For an in-depth study on this topic, check out this article in English.
M&At the dawn of her death, she would have thought of our dear city saying, "If only I were in Nice, I would heal."
