Must-Buy Souvenirs

Real product names, brands, and prices for the souvenirs worth bringing home — plus exactly where to buy them.

Fruits Confits (Candied Fruit) Gift Box

Confiserie Florian

Whole candied fruit — a genuine Nice specialty since the 16th century — hand-crafted by a family confiserie founded in 1921, sold at its Old Town shop overlooking the port.

📍 Confiserie Florian, Old Town Nice (Quai Papacino, near the port)

€37

Savon de Marseille Gift Set

Savonnerie de Provence

Traditional cube-shaped vegetable-oil soap from neighboring Provence, sold in assorted scents (lavender, olive, verbena) at nearly every market stall and boutique in Nice. [est.]

📍 Cours Saleya market stalls and Provençal boutiques throughout Old Town

€15

AOP Provence Olive Oil

Huile d'Olive de Provence AOP

Cold-pressed extra-virgin olive oil carrying the protected "Huile d'Olive de Provence" AOP designation, from groves inland from the Côte d'Azur. [est.]

📍 Épiceries and market stalls at Cours Saleya

€16

Lavender Gift Set

L'Occitane en Provence

A lavender-scented soap, sachet and hand cream set from L'Occitane, the Provence-founded brand whose lavender line is sourced from the region's own fields. [est.]

📍 L'Occitane en Provence boutique, Rue Masséna pedestrian street

€15

Hand-Painted Santon Figurine

Santons Rontani

A small terracotta "santon" (little saint) figurine in traditional Provençal dress, from a Nice papeterie/santon shop that has sold them for generations. [est.]

📍 Papeterie Rontani, Old Town Nice

€14