The panoramic view of Vieux Nice, or the Old Town of Nice, plus the beaches along the Mediterranean’s Bay of Angels, is spectacular from this observation platform above a 300 foot, artificial waterfall. The falls were built in the 18th century. The Cascade Donjon is located in the Parc du Chateau which is on Castle Hill at the east end of town. It was a defense fortification from the 13th through the 17th century until it was destroyed in 1706 by Louis XIV, the king of France.
