- Narrator: It was bombed in 1944, but it has since recovered to a degree of normalcy that attracts the elite in the world to its shores. Here in this utopian setting, blessed with fabulous promenades, villas, restaurants, casinos, theaters, and more than 250 hotels, people live gayly and lavishly. "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die," appears to be the current motto of Nice.