Palais Lascaris
This Genoese-style baroque palace was built in the middle of the 17th century for the Lascaris de Vintimille (a small Italian town near Nice); it was their family home until 1802. Tucked away in a narrow street in the city's historic core, the richly coloured and decorated façade of this palace is flanked by old red and ochre buildings so typical of Nice's old quarter. The interior is sumptuous baroque with vaulted ceilings decorated with frescoes and huge sweeping staircases. There is twelfth-century furniture, some Flemish tapestries and on the ground floor a restored pharmacy dating from 1738, complete with many of the original Delftware accessories. Free admission. An intensive restoration undertaken by the city of Nice in 1946 brought back its original beauty, and the palace is now classified a historic monument. The most elaborate floor is the étage noble, retaining many of its 18th-century panels and plaster embellishments.