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Nice, France
5 customs and traditions in Nice — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Two weeks of parades and flower battles in February, one of the largest carnivals in Europe.
Played on any gravel square, and taken more seriously than it looks.
The region was Italian until 1860, and the food, dialect and surnames still show it.
You pay for the seat and the time; nobody will rush you and the bill comes when asked.
Private beaches with loungers alongside free public stretches — the pebbles are the same.
