Nice Street Map Poster

The defining feature of the Nice street map is the long, gentle arc of the Promenade des Anglais sweeping around the Baie des Anges. Behind that seafront curve the streets break into two distinct grains: the tight, ochre-coloured maze of Vieux Nice — the old town pressed against the foot of Castle Hill — and the orderly nineteenth-century blocks laid out around Place Masséna to the west.

On this printable city map you can pick out the market street of Cours Saleya cutting through the old quarter, the green spine of the covered Paillon river running inland from the centre, and the steep slopes climbing toward Cimiez. The collision of medieval Italianate lanes and broad Riviera boulevards makes the layout immediately legible even in minimalist line form.

The result is a calm, sun-bleached piece of wall art that reads as design before geography. Hang it next to a Marseille map poster for a Mediterranean pairing, or browse other France city maps for more printable street map posters from across France.