Palais d'York

Palais d’York is an eighteenth-century mansion in Nice, France, standing just north of Place du Palais. Construction began in 1762 and ended around 1768, creating a family residence and investment for Honoré François Spitalieri, Count of Cessole.

The building later housed the French consulate, became the Hôtel d’York after the French Revolution, and ranked among Nice’s first three hotels for travellers. Alexandre Dumas stayed here in 1851, while political gatherings honoured Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1848. Today, private offices, particularly legal practices, occupy much of the divided interior, while the facade and roof remain protected as historic monument features.

Look for the entrance doors from 1766, nineteenth-century ironwork, and a recessed triangular panel with a Rococo medallion. Beyond them, three domes cover the carriage entrance, small side paths lead towards an inner courtyard, and a stucco shell fills a niche in the final bay. Marble steps rise to a vestibule with marble tiles and slate inserts.