Every Monday morning in the south of France can be an enchanting experience steeped in history and tradition if you stroll the Cours Saleya in Nice. The vibrant colors of antique treasures and unique knick-knacks sparkle under the Mediterranean light, displayed by enthusiastic vendors at the bustling brocante.
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Saleya, Nice France, Nice Brocante, Nice poster, Hotel Beau-Rivage Nice, Hotel Beau-Rivage poster,](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2134-1-768x1024.jpeg)
Locals and tourists alike weave through the maze of stalls, uncovering hidden gems like vintage jewelry, classic French porcelain, and quaint Provençal linens. The lively chatter of bargaining mixes with the melodies of street musicians, creating a harmonious backdrop to this cultural feast for the senses.
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Saleya, Nice France, Nice Brocante, silver wine buckets, polished silver](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2178-1-768x1024.jpeg)
I’m going to share with you a couple of landmarks and a few suggestions in case you’re planning a trip to the area and then just let you stroll at your leisure, free of the July crowds, to see what catches your eye.
As you walk along the stalls topped with striped canopies you’ll see the magnificent Chapelle de Misércorde, built in the 1740’s. Notice the monks cells located above the circular window designed to bring in as much of the Mediterranean light as possible.
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Saleya, Nice France, Nice Brocante, Chapelle de Misércorde](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2174-768x1024.jpeg)
The strip is lined with cafes and boutiques. Here is one of my favorites Le Safari. They are busy setting up now because in an hour the restaurant will be completely packed with locals enjoying pizza’s from the wood~burning oven, Niçoise olives, local grilled fish, Salade Niçoise, and other spécialtiés niçoises and other cuisine traditionelle française including chilled glasses of rosé. Pop in early to reserve a table, the food is delicious and the people watching is incomparable.
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, Le Safari, Le Safari restaurant, blue and white striped awning, blue and white restaurant, Spécialtiés Niçoises](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2152-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, Christophe silver](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2170-768x1024.jpeg)
At the eastern end of the Cours Saleya is the Place Charles Felix. Enticed by the light, Henri Matisse lived in the top floors here from 1921 – 1938 and painted many still lifes, interiors, nudes and Odalisques during his “Nice Period”
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, Place Charles Felix, Henri Matisse apartment](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2135-1-768x1024.jpeg)
Now that you have your bearings {and a lunch reservation} feel free to wander along and find some treasures…
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, chandeliers, crystal chandeliers](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2172-768x1024.jpeg)
![](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2175-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, Christian Dior shoes, Christian Dior yellow sandals](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2110-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, cut glass vases, footed vases, rattan bar cart](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2163-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, monogramed linens, silver cutlery](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2168-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, dyed French linens, dyed monogramed linens, silver sets](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2169-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, vintage handbags, black and white painting of a woman](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2111-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, game chest, French game chest, French books, crystal glasses](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2116-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, French bric~a~brac](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2115-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, silver blend cutlery](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2114-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, vintage jewelry, striped awnings](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2112-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, silver fish knives, silver fish forks](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2118-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, silver tray, French crystal decanters](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2119-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, crystal candelabra](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2121-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, French plates, French books](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2125-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, marine antiques](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2124-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, bird plates](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2122-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, French tableware](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2128-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, French linens, embroidered French linens](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2130-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, French linens, embroidered French linens](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2131-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Nice Brocante, Venice poster, Venice Simplon Orient~Express poster](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2132-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Monaco porcelaine containers](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2140-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, silver blend cutlery, French tableware, blue and white platter, silver platters](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2137-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French bench, boucherie sign](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2141-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French furnishings](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2145-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French powder boxes](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2144-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French tablewares](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2147-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, antique French lamps](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2151-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, blue and white stoneware, French blue and white plate](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2156-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, silver vanity set](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2154-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French furnishings](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2153-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Lilly of the valley plate, French May plate](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2157-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, Monaco porcelaine containers, leather suitcases, antique leather suitcases](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2158-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French furnishings](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2164-1-768x1024.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French posters](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2161-1-1024x768.jpeg)
![Brocante, French Brocante, Cours Salera, Nice France, French furnishings, wood baskets](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_2166-1-768x1024.jpeg)
Hoping you found something you cannot live without. Au Revoir!
![](https://splendidmarket.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/signature.png)
Oh! How i hope we can go when we visit!