Venue and logistics

• Meeting venue

The city of Nice, southeast France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the French Alps, will host the 2025 Pristine Science Meeting. The Bibliotheque within the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, at the Mont Gros hill summit, is already booked, allowing up to 30 people to be in the same meeting room and have a native Zoom connection.
The Observatory contains several buildings dedicated to allocating astronomers, engineers, and administration teams in parallel to several telescopes built almost 150 years ago.

• Logistics: arriving in Nice

The Aeroport NICE Côte d'Azur (NCE) is the third busiest airport in France and the most common way to arrive in Nice from abroad. Alternatives involve arriving by train at the central station (Gare Thiers, also called Nice-Ville), a smaller station in the old town (Nice-Riquier), or by bus or car.

The cost of taxis from the airport to the city centre is ~40€ (airport taxis) or ~25€ using transport apps.

Nice has a vast web of public transport, with trams and buses covering all the points of interest of the city. Validation of a transport ticket (either physical card or phone+app) is mandatory each time you board a tram or bus.
Physical cards can be bought at any tram stop (or by talking with the bus driver with cash; 2€ + 2€ per trip), or a virtual card can be used to validate your travel. Both methods allow you to top up the card with the desired amount of tickets.
Note that an infinite amount of connections are possible within 74 minutes, starting from the first validation.

Attention: from the airport ticket machines, it is only possible to buy one-way/return tickets from/to the airport at a rate of 10€. Be prepared in order to avoid this high fare.
This infographic is located at the airport, promoting the "Lignes d'Azur" phone app in which you can purchase individual tickets (1.7€ each).

• Logistics: bus to the Observatory

To arrive at the venue, a small bus will be hired to transport in-person participants from/to the town to the Observatory. A schedule will be shared at a later date. The gathering point is usually in front of the Nice-Riquier train station (here), and the travel time is around ~15 minutes (bus route).
If you are brave enough and want to experience the local bus commute, "Line 84 (map)" buses pass through the Observatory entrance every ~30 mins. Direction "Riquier" towards the city centre. Bear in mind that the Observatory entrance is closed to external visitors, and you cannot go through the gates without an ID batch.

• Logistics: hotels

Given the numerous tourist activities in Nice, the variety and distribution of hotels, hostels, and Airbnb are extensive to fit your budget. We recommend the Port, Riquier (squared distribution on the map), or the south part of Saint Roch quarters, given their proximity to the bus gathering point.
Let us know if you need support while looking for hotels, but based on previous visits, we can certify that these places are recommended:

1. Hotel Adagio City Centre
2. Appart'City Classic Nice Acropolis
3. Nice Pam Hôtel
4. easyHotel Nice Old Town
5. ibis Styles Nice Vieux-Port

• Logistics: miscellaneous
  

In France, there are two associated plug types: types C and E (see a small guide with photos here).

In the city, there are many places to visit, to eat (eat 2) or just to have a walk. If you need, we will happily recommend some places to visit and help you have a great time in Nice!