Nice - Palais Lascaris

On the rue Droite, the Palais Lascaris in cours Saleya is well worth a visit. This sumptious Baroque building dating from the middle of the 17th C. was the palace of the Lascaris-Vintimille family, Counts of Castellar and since 1963 restoration has been taking place. On the ground floor are the fine entrance hall and an 18th C. apothecary's premises. In the rooms on view there are furnishings from the 17th and 18th C., Flemish tapestries, rich stucco work and ceiling paintings of the Italian school. Regular temporary exhibitions show the cultural tradition of the region.