On the occasion of the ten-year anniversary of the Promenade du Paillon, the city of Nice is organizing a candlelit concert. By the water mirror, this free show will resonate with the most beautiful melodies of the band Queen.
Initially scheduled for this Thursday, October 19, the concert is postponed to November 17 at 6:30 PM. Indeed, the weather conditions forecasted do not allow for the concert to proceed. You can still register for the concert via [this link](https://concert.nice.fr). Moreover, the day of activities planned for this Saturday is also postponed to a later date.
Yes, it’s already been ten years! In 2013, during the inauguration of the works, Christian Estrosi, the mayor of Nice, had declared: “Forty years ago, when the parking lot and bus station were built on the bed of the Paillon, no one could imagine that one day they would be replaced by a green space of twelve hectares allowing one to walk from gardens to the Promenade des Anglais […].” It must be said that before the work, the bed of the Paillon was not exactly a postcard landscape. This large urban park, located in the heart of the city, now stands as a must-see place in the Côte d’Azur capital. This “green flow,” as it was initially named, has completely transformed the landscape of the downtown area of Nice.
## Nice, a city transforming at great speed
Since the beginning of the century, the city of Nice has shown a real ambition for change. Somewhat suffering from its status as a “tourist village,” the city of Nice has, in recent years, managed to stand alongside major French metropolitan areas. The [various works](https://www.nicepremium.fr/actualite/trames-vertes-inauguration-des-travaux-de-la-rue-de-la-buffa/) orchestrated by the city of Nice have accompanied a massive gentrification of these neighborhoods. The arrival of new residents, notably from Paris, has profoundly changed some areas. The most emblematic is what’s known, in tourist jargon, as the “little marsh.”
The “little marsh,” better known by the locals as “place du Pin,” is a striking example of the gentrification phenomenon of Bonaparte Street. Indeed, before becoming a hotspot for trendy evenings, traditional establishments first made the reputation of this former industrial and popular neighborhood. This authenticity has undeniably been an asset for this area. While in 2008, the pine tree still served as a roundabout, it has now become an integral part of the identity of this square. In parallel with this significant evolution, Cassini Street is currently nearing the end of its transformation.
