Top Rated Shopping in Nice

Since its establishment in 1869, Molinard has come to be one of the county's most revered parfumeries. Shop for Molinard's signature fragrances and soaps at the Nice boutique, or sign up for a perfume making workshop and create a fragrance of your very own with a little help from Molinard's expert parfumiers. The boutique also offers guided tours that offer an insight into the process of perfume making. Stop by Molinard and treat your olfactory senses to an extravaganza of fine fragrances.

Cours Saleya is a favorite meeting place for locals and as the city's best-known pedestrian district. It is attractively laid out; filled with colorful stalls and lined with pleasant café terraces and restaurants. Every day is vibrant here, from the flower market Marché Saleya to the Marché aux puces (antiquités) and the Marché Artisanal Nocturne on summer evenings. No matter what time of day it is, there's always something going on at this bustling market.

Avenue Jean-Médecin, named after the city's most popular mayor, is one of Nice's grandest promenades. An epicenter of upscale retail shopping, this broad, pedestrian-friendly thoroughfare is bursting with brasseries, boutiques, and department stores (and it's nearby the incredible Basilique Notre-Dame to boot!). Avenue Jean-Médecin runs from Place Masséna to the train station and makes for a delightful half-hour stroll.

The paradisiacal Galeries Lafayette is a haven for shopping enthusiasts. Sprawled across multiple stories, the grand shopping complex is home to scores of fashion-forward boutiques, department stores and high-end stores. Right from fine apparels, cosmetics and jewelry to furniture, household wares and books, one can shop for anything at this expansive one-stop destination. The striking ochre-hued façade of the complex boasts a legendary status, with the venue being recognized as a noteworthy attraction of the city. No matter whether you identify as a shopaholic, visiting Galeries Lafayette must feature high on your Nice itinerary.

Right in the city center, on Avenue Jean Médecin (one of Nice's main shopping thoroughfares) stands the modern smoked-glass building of the Centre Commerical Nice-Étoile shopping mall. It's one of the city's biggest shopping centers, holding all sorts of products in its many stores. They include FNAC, clothing boutiques, shoe shops, Habitat (specializing in furniture and design), snack or sandwich booths, and much more.

When it comes to sweet things, Florian, the confectioners found in Nice harbor have a good many years' experience in that line. Guided tours showing you each stage of the manufacturing process are regularly organized (several times a day). After that, all you have to do is taste some of their candied mandarin oranges or chocolates, while strolling along the waterfront admiring the line-up of white yachts and colorful fishing boats.