Le Phare de Nice, Maritime navigational light at Port Lympia, Nice, France

The Nice Lighthouse is a square tower of light-coloured stone blocks rising 16.20 metres at the end of the sea jetty of Port Lympia. Its straight vertical sides carry a gallery with a red-painted lantern roofed by a small white dome, and a narrow balcony with a red railing. Three black rectangular fixtures are mounted in a vertical row on one face, above a rectangular doorway at the base.

The original lighthouse was destroyed by German bombing during World War II in 1945. The current structure was rebuilt in 1952 at the end of the sea jetty to replace it.

The lighthouse serves as a recognizable symbol of Nice's connection to the sea and the harbor, visible from many parts of the city at night. Local residents and visitors alike associate the red light with the maritime entrance to this Mediterranean port.

The lighthouse is easily visible from the harbor's edge and can be viewed from the waterfront promenade or from boats in the port. The best time to observe it is at dusk when the rotating light becomes active.

The 1952 tower is a square structure 16.20 m high, not a pyramid, and it replaced a cylindrical tower demolished in 1928 and a wooden scaffold used after the 1945 bombing. Its light shows one red flash every five seconds. A redevelopment project plans to demolish the present breakwater and build a longer outer jetty for large cruise ships.