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Nice, 1858. '...long considered one of the sanatoriums of Europe...resorted to, especially during the winter, by individuals from all parts of the world. This town, also a seaport of Sardinia, is beautifully situated on the French frontier, in a small plain, which it almost covers, at the foot of the Maritime Alps. The waters of the Mediterranean wash its walls on the south; on the north and on the east the mountains inclose it round in the form of an amphitheatre; and on the west it is bounded by the River Paglione...The harbour, or port, lies three quarters of a mile east of the Paglione...The number of visitors in the winter generally exceeds six thousand, the greater part of whom are English; and for them ample accommodation is afforded. Provisions are moderate in price, and vegetables of various kinds abundant, but the water is indifferent. Of late it has been stated that, although the climate is mild, it is so far from being advantageous to persons suffering from pulmonary and bronchial complaints, that it is positively prejudicial to invalids suffering from those diseases'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.