The ceremonial staircase
A grand Baroque stair with statues and arches — the palace's showpiece.
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If you are already wandering the old town, yes — it is on the way, the visit is short, and the surprise is the point: nothing in the lane hints at what is inside. As a standalone destination, Nice's bigger museums come first.
The Cours Saleya flower and food market minutes away, the old-town lanes themselves, and Castle Hill, whose stairs start at the near eastern end. Together the four make a perfect full morning.
The odd instruments catch their eye and the visit is short, but the rooms are tight and nothing is hands-on — tolerable with them, no more.
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The Palais Lascaris hides in the narrowest lanes of old Nice: a façade that promises nothing, then you step into a complete seventeenth-century Baroque palace — a grand ceremonial staircase, fully painted ceilings, gilded rooms that belonged to one of the city's great families. Today it holds one of France's most important collections of antique musical instruments: hundreds of rare guitars, violins and wind instruments, displayed in the ornate rooms themselves, so you take in both arts at once — architecture and music. The visit is short and sits in the heart of the old town, folding naturally into a wander through the lanes and the nearby Cours Saleya market.
A grand Baroque stair with statues and arches — the palace's showpiece.
Rooms ceilinged entirely with seventeenth-century mythological scenes.
Hundreds of rare instruments spanning centuries — among France's finest collections.
15 Rue Droite, 06300 Nice