Cimiez
Cimiez is a district located on a hill within the Sixth Canton of the French city of Nice .
history
The hill served in the 3rd to 2nd centuries BC. BC as a base of the Ligurian tribe of the Vedianter. The Roman emperor Augustus chose the place ( Greek Kemenelon , Latin Cemenelum ) 14 BC. BC as the capital of the province of Alpes Maritimae . In the 5th century AD, Cimiez was abandoned in favor of Nikaïa (Nice). Today Cimiez is part of Nice.
Attractions
The attractions of the district include:
- the ruins from Roman times (arenas, amphitheater , thermal baths and early Christian basilica ),
- the Cimiez monastery with the adjoining rose garden and a chapel of the lower Franciscans from 1546,
- the Musée Matisse , especially with sculptures by the artist,
- the Palais Régina , built for the British Queen Victoria as a winter residence 1895–97 .
On the occasion of the proclamation of the Lord on March 25th, Cimiez celebrates the Festin des Courgourdons ( Nissart : Festin dei Cougourdoun ) festival in particular on the monastery grounds . The Courgourdons are pumpkins that are often offered in particularly unusual shapes.
Since the summer of 2011, the Nice Jazz Festival no longer takes place in Cimiez, but directly in Nice in the Jardin Albert 1er, near Place Masséna .
Web links
- Maximilian Ihm : Cemenelum . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, Sp. 1894.
Coordinates: 43 ° 42 ′ 53.3 " N , 7 ° 16 ′ 20.6" E