Leafy Cimiez is an upscale residential area known for art at the Musée National Marc Chagall and Musée Matisse, both set in serene gardens. Les Arènes de Cimiez, an expansive park with a vast olive grove, includes the ruins of a Roman city, an archaeology museum and the Monastery of Cimiez, with its church and cloister. Elegant apartment buildings fill the area, including the regal late-1800s Excelsior Regina Palace.