CALARAS VASILE

This beautiful palace is tucked away in the Old Town of Nice and you could easily miss it. Inside the building is stunning and worth entering just to see the staircase. Lots of interesting exhibits but especially worth seeing is the collection of antique musical instruments. A fascinating couple of hours for only €5. We had a great welcome from the gentleman in the ticket office and could then wander at our own pace. It was very quiet when we visited on a Saturday in May. We loved it!

Hidden gem in Old Town. This museum houses one of the largest musical instrument collections in all of France, inside an old highly ornate baroque palace. Highly recommend

Interesting historical palace. Ticket for 1 person costs 4 Euros. Has a good collection of historical musical intruments from the Baroque era as well as costumes and paintigs. Information about certain objects is provided in English but not every thing. Most of the information on the display pieces is in French. Nice place to visit in Old Nice.

Great museum, fantastic ceilings. It’s small, but let’s not forget that the entrance fee is only 5 euros

Without the Nice Musuem Pass, I would not have entered this place. This centuries old villa does not stand out in the old city and there is nothing extraordinary in its ground floor. But what is extraordinary is the first floor with Baroque architecture, majestic frescoes, ceremonial rooms, a chapel, and wait for it - over 500 musical instruments from around the western world. Yes, over 500!

I stumbled upon this place by chance and was lucky to find out it was free entry for European Heritage Day! Such a fascinating historical site — filled with musical instruments, weapons, and engaging history videos. There was also a modern art exhibition inside, inspired by the blue sea. Absolutely beautiful and worth a visit! 🌊✨

Musée du Palais Lascaris is located in Nice’s historic center. It houses one of the largest musical instrument collections including rare pieces. The Palais used to belong to an aristocratic family that had links to old orders. The museum tells the history of the family as well. There are a few flights of stairs to be mindful of. Also if you do not read French, be on the lookout for large laminated descriptions of the informational plaques on the wall that are translated to English. Very informative. There was even a modern exhibition on the ground flood near the entrance related to water and pollution. Highly recommend

This is a lovely 17th century aristocrat’s town house, with lots of the original features still in place. Not the original furniture and fittings (typical French curation!) but a large quantity of antiques, paintings, and a collection of ancient instruments dotted around. You cannot really get an idea of what it was like in earlier centuries, but it is fantastic to walk around for an hour or so, with beautiful objects to admire, fabulously décor to marvel at. One of the best value visits in Nice - The spacious rooms are arranged on three floors, without a lift (stairs only). I rank this as one of the best value paid attractions in Nice, at only a handful of euros. Sometimes there are special exhibitions, obviously rather variable. Today we saw a temporary exhibition curated by Nice’s modern art museum, and it was great (but sadly about to close, so there’s not much point reviewing it here). But I have posted a couple of photos of fun installations in the exhibition, by an artist called Laurence Aëgerter, to give you some notion.