Beating attendance records with over 60,000 spectators last summer, the Nice Jazz Festival is the most eagerly awaited event in the town’s summer cultural season. This year, the Masséna and Théâtre de Verdure stages will host a high-flying programme with Massive Attack, Robert Plant, Melody Gardot, the Avishai Cogen Quartet, Yaaron Herman, Hyphen Hyphen, Ibrahim Maalouf, Brigitte and Youssou N’Dour all on the bill. July from 16th to 20th. Place Masséna, Nice (www.nicejazzfestival.fr - 04 97 13 40 42).