Nice, located on the Mediterranean, at the foot of the Alps, near the Italian border, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region, reflects the development of a city devoted to winter tourism, making the most of its mild climate and its coastal situation, between sea and mountains. From the mid-18th century, the site attracted growing numbers of aristocratic and upper-class families, mainly British, who developed the habit of spending their winters there. In 1832, Nice, then part of the Kingdom of Sardinia, set up the “Consiglio d’Ornato” which drew up a city planning scheme and architectural requirements designed to make the city attractive to foreigners. Thus, the “Camin dei Ingles”, a modest path which had been created along the coastline by British winter visitors in 1824, subsequently became the prestigious Promenade des Anglais. After the city was ceded to France in 1860, and thanks to its connection to the European rail network, an increasing number of winter visitors from all countries flocked to the city. This led to successive phases of development of new districts beyond the medieval old town. The diverse cultural influences of the winter visitors and the desire to make the most of the weather conditions and the coastal landscape have shaped the urban development and eclectic architectural styles of these districts, contributing to Nice’s reputation as a cosmopolitan winter resort.
里维埃拉旅游之都尼斯
地中海城市尼斯临近意大利边境，由于阿尔卑斯山脚下的温和气候和滨海地理位置，她见证了冬季气候型度假胜地的演变。从18世纪中叶开始，尼斯吸引了越来越多贵族和上流社会家庭前来越冬，他们主要来自英国。1832年，当时尚属萨丁尼亚王国的尼斯实施了一项旨在提高对外国人的吸引力的城市管理规划。此后不久，一条2米宽的滨海小道被扩建成享有盛誉的步行街，在1860年尼斯被割让给法国后，这条街被称为英国人步行大道。在接下来的一个世纪里，越来越多的来自其他国家，特别是俄罗斯的冬季居民涌入这座城市，推动了毗邻中世纪古城的新区域的持续发展。冬季居民的异域文化影响，以及充分利用当地气候条件和风景的愿望，塑造了该地区的城市规划和兼收并蓄的建筑风格，使这座城市成为知名的国际性冬季度假胜地。
Source UNESCO WH website http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1635
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