Fell in love with the beautiful place of Cote D'Azur. The Côte d'Azur or French riviera, is a nickname given by France to the county of Nice after its annexation in 1860, because the rain and the Mistral (south french cold wind) were stopped by the Alps and the climate was similar to that of the north of Italy, even in winter, with a sky as blue as its sea, the French Riviera. After the 2000s it was extended to the rest of southern France, although the geography, culture or climate is different. The county of Nice is a mountainous area like Italy which stands out from the south of France.