Opened in September 2013, the Allianz Riviera is a unique stadium to kiss the shores of France as our latest 'Residence' stopping point. A beautifully geometric palace to call a football stadium that is as tremendous as it is tidy.
The home of OGC Nice, this 35,000+ all seated arena is a spacious stadium to say the least. From inside it is colossal while from the outside it's unique shape and rolling shell makes it a bespoke structure before you've even considered the surrounding scenery. Nice is a beautiful part of the world so it's only right the stadium matches the character and true to form, it is a stadium shouldered by climbing hills and balcony clad houses. Most definitely somewhere that oozes summer, whatever the season, this is a concrete champion of contemporary football.
Nice was a host city of the 2016 European Championships and the stadium came into its own notably, as England were sent packing in a 2-1 defeat to Iceland. A home to four games throughout the tournament, it was a stopping point for many a nation and it remains a destination for top flight football - OGC Nice a regular force towards the top of Ligue 1. Now a home to the likes of Mario Balotelli too, you can expect a strong atmosphere as the pitch plays relatively close to the stands and the fresh design, while a familiar bowl, retains a real sense of character thanks to the towering roof and down right mesmerizing spine of steel that keeps the place together. Woven in design, it's one to stop and stare at and will draw you in.
