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6 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Nice, France

Updated June 27, 2024

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The Comtesse de Monteil, born Amélie Condemine, in an undated photo published shortly after her arrest in 1908.

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This cannon re-enactment was put on for the annual tradition of European Heritage Days.

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