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La Gazette de la Promenade · since 2005

La Gazette.

The house's magazine since 2005: the market, the heritage, the art of living on the Promenade. Edited by Garen Ajderhanyan.

Practical

Co-ownership charges in Nice: what is normal, and what is not

A charge demand is not judged on its total. It is read line by line: what falls under the voted budget, what is called on top, what you pay pro rata and what you pay only if you benefit from it. And on the seafront, four items explain almost all of the gap.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 8 min read

Riviera property market

Buying seafront property in Nice: the Promenade des Anglais guide

Prices, neighbourhoods, value criteria and pitfalls to avoid when buying a seafront flat on the Promenade des Anglais, by a family who has lived there since 1999.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 8 min read

Practical

Notaire fees in Nice: how much, who pays, and why the Alpes-Maritimes cost less

About 7.2 % of the price for an older property, of which less than 15 % goes to the notaire. The figures worked through on a 475,000 € apartment, and a point nobody makes: the Alpes-Maritimes did not vote the transfer duty increase.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

Practical

Changing syndic in Nice: the procedure, the timetable, the pitfalls

A syndic's mandate cannot exceed three years and never renews tacitly: the opportunity comes round at every expiry. What remains is knowing who puts the candidates out to competition, how to table a candidate the sitting syndic cannot refuse, and which majority carries the vote.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 8 min read

Buying on the Riviera

American buyers on the French Riviera: what no one tells you before you sign

No title insurance, no escrow, no buyer's agent: buying property in the South of France looks nothing like an American purchase. And your passport adds three obligations no other foreign buyer carries.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 9 min read

International

Turkish owners in Nice: visas, stays, and life on the ground

Buying is the easy part. What takes method, as a Turkish national, is coming home: a Schengen visa remains compulsory, the ninety-day rule applies, and owning a flat exempts you from nothing.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 8 min read

International

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat: what lies behind the pines on the peninsula?

Between the Villefranche roadstead and the Beaulieu bay, the Cap Ferrat peninsula extends into the sea beneath its pines. Portrait of a fishing village that has become, quietly, one of the most sought-after addresses on the Cote d'Azur.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 8 min read

Architecture & Heritage

Mascarons, caryatids, continuous balconies: how to read the ornamentation of a Belle Époque façade in Nice?

Sculpted faces, consoles, cornices, ironwork: the ornamentation of Nice's 1900s buildings follows a precise grammar. A short lexicon for looking up and reading the city differently.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

The art of living

The hills and gardens of Nice: where does the city breathe?

From the colline du Château to the olive trees of Cimiez, a walk through the green heights of Nice, where a dense city catches its breath.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

What does Villefranche-sur-Mer tell us, between its roadstead and its village?

A few minutes from Nice, Villefranche-sur-Mer can be taken in at a single glance: a roadstead among the deepest in the Méditerranée, a village with coloured façades, a covered medieval street and a chapel decorated by Cocteau. Portrait of a neighbour we think we know.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

Practical

Which diagnostics are required to sell a property? The dossier de diagnostics techniques explained

DPE, asbestos, lead, loi Carrez: what the dossier de diagnostics techniques annexed to every sale contains, who prepares it and when to arrange it.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

Riviera property market

A pied-à-terre in Nice: which area for which use?

Sea view, quiet, walkable or letting between stays: six Nice areas compared by use, with median prices for the first half of 2026.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

The art of living

Cours Saleya and Nice markets: where to go, when, what to taste?

The Cours Saleya, in the Old Town of Nice, holds a market each morning a few steps from the sea, flowers, Provençal produce, antiques on Mondays. A view of the Nice markets from 107 Promenade des Anglais.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

Where to live on the Cote d'Azur when working in Monaco?

Nice, Cap-d'Ail, Beausoleil, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, Menton: the coastline between Nice and the Italian border houses a large proportion of those who work in Monaco. Reference points for choosing one's commune, between the three Corniches, the coastal line and the perched villages.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

Menton and Roquebrune-Cap-Martin: what to know about the Eastern Riviera?

Last town before Italy, acclimatisation gardens, mediaeval village and modern architecture: a portrait of the two communes that close the Côte d'Azur to the east, a few minutes from Monaco.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

Practical

The compromis de vente: what happens after the agreement between seller and buyer?

Once the compromis is signed, everything begins: ten days' cooling-off for the buyer, conditions precedent, file assembled by the notaire, then acte authentique. The process, step by step.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

Stories of the Promenade

Why did the Negresco become the landmark of the Promenade des Anglais?

Opened in 1913, topped with a pink dome and listed as a historic monument, the Negresco tells the story of when Nice built hotels for its winter visitors. An account from 107 Promenade des Anglais.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

Practical

How to read the EPC of a Belle Époque building in Nice?

The EPC classifies a dwelling from A to G and now affects both its value and its availability for letting. What the rating truly measures in an older building, what it overlooks, and what can be done with it.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

Stories of the Promenade

The winter visitors: how winter made Nice and the Promenade des Anglais

Before becoming a summer town, Nice was a winter town. An account of the English and Russian winter visitors who gave the Promenade des Anglais its name, its hotels and its horizon, seen from 107.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 8 min read

Architecture & Heritage

What is the étage noble, and why does it hold its value?

High ceilings, a continuous balcony, light: the principal floor of Belle Époque buildings has lost none of its logic. Definition, history and how to read a façade, from the Carré d'Or to the Promenade des Anglais.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

What lies between Nice and Monaco? Villefranche, Beaulieu, Èze and Cap Ferrat

From the roadstead of Villefranche to the gardens of Cap Ferrat, four communes compose the Corniches coast, a few minutes from Nice. Bearings in geography, history and practice for those considering settling there.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

Riviera property market

How to sell a flat in Nice at the right price

Median price, neighbourhood variations, what determines a property's value, mandate, documents: the method for selling a flat in Nice, with sourced figures.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 9 min read

Riviera property market

How much per square metre in Nice in 2026? Prices, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

From €6,270/m² in Gairaut to €9,350/m² at Mont-Boron: median sale prices recorded in the first half of 2026, what explains them, and what the resale market says. Each figure is dated and sourced.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 9 min read

The art of living

Where to live in Nice according to your project?

Pied-à-terre facing the sea, family relocation, retirement, rental investment: Nice is not chosen on a price map but on use. Garen Ajderhanyan reviews the city, district by district, project by project.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

The art of living

Sea view, front de mer, second line: what really changes in Nice

In Nice, 'sea view' covers very different realities. Direct front de mer, side view, second line, top floor: what each configuration gives, and what it asks in return.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

Architecture & Heritage

Belle Époque, Art Deco, modern: how to recognise the architectural styles of the Promenade des Anglais?

1900 rotunda, 1930 ironwork or 1960 loggia: a guide to reading the façades of the Promenade des Anglais, for the curious walker as much as for the buyer.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

Practical

Co-ownership on the Riviera: charges, managing agent, what to examine before purchasing

Purchasing a flat on the Côte d'Azur almost always means purchasing within a co-ownership. Minutes of meetings, regulations, statement of condition, works fund: what I read myself before recommending a purchase.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

International

Buying in Nice when you are not resident: the process, not the clichés

No nationality requirement, a clearly marked path, offer, preliminary contract, notaire, and three subjects to prepare seriously: financing, the movement of funds and taxation. The process of a purchase in Nice for a non-resident buyer, without the clichés.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 7 min read

Film

Architecture & Heritage

The 12 emblematic Belle Époque residences of the Promenade

Twelve addresses between the port and the airport, surveyed one by one: the façades that still stand, and those that have been allowed to disappear.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

Riviera property market

Cap d'Antibes vs Cap Ferrat: two markets compared.

Two headlands that do not operate in the same market. Price per square metre, seasonality, taxation: the comparison, figures included.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

Film

Stories of the Promenade

Since 2005: twenty years publishing La Gazette

On 6 May 2005, my father printed the first issue. Twenty years later, I hold the layout. What La Gazette has learnt from the Promenade, and the reverse.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

Turkish buyers on the Côte d'Azur: what to prepare before purchasing

A Turkish citizen purchases in France without nationality conditions. The process is clearly defined, but three matters must be prepared from Turkey: the transfer of funds, taxation and residence, which does not follow from the purchase. My observations, from the Promenade des Anglais.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

British buyer: what you need to know to purchase on the Promenade des Anglais

It was the English who laid out the Promenade in the nineteenth century. Two centuries later, a British purchaser still buys freely in Nice. Brexit has changed nothing regarding ownership, but it has changed the duration of stays. The position, from 107.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

Why do Italians buy on the Côte d'Azur, a border away from home?

Nice was Italian until 1860, and one still feels it, in the old town as at table. For a buyer from Milan or Turin, the Riviera is within reach of a weekend. A citizen of the Union, he buys without the slightest restriction. Our bearings, from 107.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

International

Buyer from the Gulf: how to purchase on the Côte d'Azur, with discretion and within the rules?

A buyer from the Gulf purchases in France without nationality conditions, like any foreigner. Two matters deserve attention: the holding structure, often an SCI, and discretion, which lies in the manner of service, not in opacity. Our bearings, from 107 Promenade des Anglais.

By Garen Ajderhanyan · 6 min read

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