More of Nice, Lunch at Beaulieu-sur-Mer and the Lovely Town of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France

View from Castle Hill looking down onto the Port to the east.  The interesting part of this picture is the yacht below with its own swimming pool and helicopter landing pad.

We decided to do some more exploring of Nice.  We climbed up to Castle Hill which is the only hill in an otherwise flat city.  While there is a hill, there is no longer a castle.  Instead you will find a playground, a Café and a Jewish Cemetery.

Part of the climb up to Castle Hill.  A war memorial is on the right.

A church alongside the stairway

Magnificent views of Nice are to be found at the  top of Castle Hill

Jewish cemetery on Castle Hill built in the 1700s

The plots are tightly packed with family members buried together.

The remains of an ancient fort can be viewed on Castle Hill

We found this wonderful falafel hole in the wall restaurant Le Falafel which I liked so much we ate there three times.

They do a good business of sit down (outside) and take away.  All the ingredients are freshly made.

Falafel plate I had one day.

Their pitas were as good as their falafel plates.  We chose all the salads and sauces we wanted inside.  It was a delicious lunch.  Afterwards we went to Glacier Rossetti which is my new favorite ice cream parlor.  No, I didn't eat both pitas.  One was Tom's  

A popular pass time in Nice is to walk the Promenade des Anglais.  This is their four mile seafront promenade designed for strolling, admiring the blue of the Mediterranean, sitting on a blue seat with your feet up on the guard rail, or have a drink or meal on the sand.

Picturesque restaurants and bars are set up along the beach

Their famous blue chair in art form.

View of the promenade des Anglais

Another view of the Promenade des Anglais

Repairing a building

I'm not sure this would be allowed in the USA

Using Villefranche-sur-Mer as our home base enabled us to take long beautiful walks to nearby towns for lunch.  This was our view walking to Beaulieu-sur-Mer.

View walking to Beaulieu-sur-Mer

We walked to La Pignaelle Restaurant where we had an excellent lunch with service to match.

I had the duck confit which was perfectly prepared with delicious sides.

Tom had the duck breast which was exquisite.  

I keep posting pictures of Villefranche-sur-Mer because it is such a picturesque location.  We were fortunate enough to have perfect weather which allowed us to enjoy the atmosphere and views along the quay.

Lunch on the quay is popular with the weather being ideal.

Poster kids for Villefranche-sur-Mer

One day we sat in the sun enjoying an Aperol Spritz.

It doesn't get much better than this.