Friedrich Nietzsche spent six consecutive winters in Nice, and wrote Thus Spoke Zarathustra here. Frank Harris wrote several books including his autobiography My Life and Loves in Nice. International writers have also been attracted and inspired by the city. Their work is commemorated in many of the city's museums, including MusГ©e Marc Chagall, MusГ©e Matisse and MusГ©e des Beaux-Arts. The clear air and soft light have particularly appealed to notable painters, such as Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Niki de Saint Phalle and Arman. These included Queen Victoria along with her son Edward VII who spent winters there, as well as Henry Cavendish, born in Nice, who discovered hydrogen. In 1931, following its refurbishment the city's main seaside promenade, the Promenade des Anglais ('Walkway of the English'), was inaugurated by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught it owes its name to visitors to the resort. The natural environment of the Nice area and its mild Mediterranean climate came to the attention of the English upper classes in the second half of the 18th century, when an increasing number of aristocratic families took to spending their winters there. From 1388 it was a dominion of Savoy, then became part of the French First Republic between 17, when it was returned to the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, the legal predecessor of the Kingdom of Italy, until its re-annexation by France in 1860. Its strategic location and port significantly contributed to its maritime strength. Through the ages, the town has changed hands many times. Around 350 BC, Greeks of Marseille founded a permanent settlement and called it ОќОЇОєО±О№О±, Nikaia, after Nike, the goddess of victory. The area of today's Nice contains Terra Amata, an archaeological site which displays evidence of a very early use of fire 380,000 years ago. The city is nicknamed Nice la Belle ( Nissa La Bella in NiГ§ard), meaning 'Nice the Beautiful', which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice, written by Menica Rondelly in 1912. Nice's airport serves as a gateway to the region. Nice is approximately 13 kilometres (8В mi) from the principality of Monaco and 30 kilometres (19В mi) from the FrenchвЂ“Italian border. Located on the French Riviera, the southeastern coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of the French Alps, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-CГґte d'Azur region after Marseille. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly 1В million on an area of 744В km 2 (287В sqВ mi). Nice ( / n iЛђ s/ NEESS, French: NiГ§ard: NiГ§a, classical norm, or Nissa, nonstandard, pronounced Italian: Nizza Ancient Greek: ОќОЇОєО±О№О± Latin: Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1В km 2 (0.386В sqВ mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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