The article explores the stark contrasts of life in Nice, France, emphasizing the juxtaposition between its idyllic tourist image and the harsh realities of drug violence in the Les Moulins estate. Through a journalist's personal experience, it recounts the dangers of living in an area where gunfire and crime overshadow the picturesque Riviera. This estate, originally built for those impacted by colonial conflicts, now exemplifies the adverse effects of socioeconomic challenges, showcasing a side of Nice that is often hidden from its tourists.
The sight of the gun tucked into the man's trousers told us it was time to go. We had been in one of France's most notorious estates for several hours, trying to understand life on the frontline of the country's spiralling drug war.
Instead, as well as rats, cockroaches, bedbugs and squatters who once broke down her door, she had to contend with the sound of Kalashnikovs outside her window.
On one side, Nice is the pearl of the French Riviera, a moneyed Mediterranean haven famous for the perennial blue skies that have inspired painters from Matisse to Chagall. The other side is Les Moulins.
When she got a job in the city in 2023, Spencer asked a charity to house her, because coming from a deprived family she had no guarantor.
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