Nice: Charmante, Elegante, Chouette, Super - and, yes, nice.

A SELECTION of nine things to do in NICE on a sunny Monday afternoon in January.

1. Check out the antiques market in the Vieux Ville.

2. Lust after a yellow-painted (and oh-so-elegantly distressed) villa.

3. Drink a café.

4. Photograph the Roman/Italianate buildings.

5. Walk along the seafront to the Promenade des Anglais.

6. Have champagne cocktails at the Hotel Negresco.

7. Pose with the lady stationed at the door of the toilets in the hotel.

8. Enjoy a kir (while your designated driver looks on.)

9. Pout.