Who could have imagined that Nice held such a heavy past? Known and recognized for its quality of life, Nice is above all a story of conquest. The year 1388 is a key date in its past when Nice became part of Savoy. At that time, Savoy was a state in its own right. It was only in 1860 that “Nissa la Bella” became French.
In 2010, historians revisited the fate of the County of Nice and offered the public a journey through history. The goal: to reveal unknown aspects of the city. To achieve this, 5 conferences were organized from January 23 to March 20, 2010, at the theater of image and photography in Nice. Under the presidency of Olivier Vernier, a university academic, experts in Niçoise history took turns to transport you back to ancient times.
On the program:
– Saturday, January 23 at 3 p.m.: Presentation of the book “Nice and its County, 1200-1580,” by Hervé Barelli, Historian – City of Nice.
– Saturday, February 6 at 3 p.m.: “Nice 1860” Dau temp que Berta filava, by Alex Benvenuto, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Lecturer at the University of Nice.
– Saturday, February 20 at 3 p.m.: “Stories of a Border – from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean,” by Jean-Loup Fontana, Departmental Heritage Curator.
– Saturday, March 6 at 3 p.m.: “Carlone, Artisan of the Attachment,” by Michel Bottin, Professor at the University Nice-Sophia Antipolis.
– Saturday, March 20 at 3 p.m.: “From Neo-Classical to the Belle Epoque – Nice in the First Decades of Attachment to France,” by Jean-Baptiste Pisano, Senior Lecturer at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis.
