Guide to Antibes, Provence - Antibes, South of France Region Guide. Introduction The town of Antibes is a perfect, picture-postcard seaside resort hugging the shores of the Mediterranean between Nice and Cannes. 16th-century ramparts cluster around the old town of narrow cobbled streets, the flower and vegetable market and the old port. Antibes grew from the ancient Greek trading port of Antipolis, was heavily fortified by Vauban in the 17th century and in the 20th century became the favorite town for, among many other artists and writers, Picasso, Nicolas de Staël and Max Ernst and the novelist, Graham Greene.
Today it’s famous as one of the Mediterranean’s premier luxury harbors, where sleek white, multi-million dollar mega yachts bob at anchor in the sheltered harbor near Vauban’s Fort Carré. Greater Antibes takes in Antibes, the gorgeous private villas of Cap d’Antibes, the technopolis of Sophia Antipolis to the north, and glitzy modern Juan-les-Pins, internationally known for its summer jazz festival. Antibes-Juan-les-Pins Quick Facts Getting there. Antibes Juan-les-Pins visit, photos, travel info and hotels. Antibes was a Greek fortified town named Antipolis in the 5th century BC, and later a Roman town, and always an active port for trading along the Mediterranean.
Today it's an attractive and active town, popular with "foreigners" from Paris and the north of France, with non-French, and with the local population. Alpes-Maritimes (06600) Population: 70,005 Altitude: 9 m Also: | 5-Star Hotels | Nearby: | Biot 8 km | Cannes 10 km | Frejus 53 km | Grasse 21 km | Mougins 12 km | Nice 25 km | Opio 20 km | Valbonne 14 km | Vence 20 km | Hotels near Antibes Juan-les-Pins: | Antibes | 8 km Biot | 10 km Cannes | 12 km Mougins | 14 km Valbonne | 20 km Opio | 20 km Vence | The natural beauty remains in the vieille ville (old town), with the ramparts along the sea and the long, arched protective wall along the port.
Antibes is the proper name of this ancient town, but it's commonly referred to as Antibes - Juan-les-Pins. Port Vauban Napoléon Bonaparte Fort Carré Fort Carré history Markets Name. Antibes, France Tourism - Holiday Reviews - Travel Deals. Top-rated hotels in Antibes Holiday rentals from €62/night Flights to Antibes All fares Paris (PAR) to Nice (NCE) found by travellers in past 72 hours¤ Today's lowest fares Search Flights Top-rated restaurants and attractions Get travel answers from our traveller community Most popular questions Browse all 997 Antibes topics Are You a Antibes Tourism Organisation?
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Antibes is quieter with a variety of restaurants, cafés, theaters, piano bars, chic hotels and private clubs. The Cap d'Antibes is a small piece of paradise, you can visit it by taking the sign posted path which follows the coastline and takes you into this immense park which is scrupulously maintained . It's also home to a number of millionaires chateau and dream residences; the famous "Eden Roc", hotel is reputed to be the most beautiful hotel in the world and can be found at the point of the "Cap". Festival Town: Antibes. Antibes (/ɒnˈtiːb/, French: [ɑ̃. tib]; Provençal Occitan: Antíbol in classical norm or Antibo in Mistralian norm) is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.
It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes. The Sophia-Antipolis technology park is northwest of Antibes. History[edit] Antibes was founded as a 5th-century BC Greek colony settled by Phocaeans from Massilia,[1] called Ἀντίπολις, Antípolis (literally, the "city across"). Rome gradually increased its hold over the Mediterranean coast and in 43 BC, Antipolis was officially incorporated in the propraetorial (senatorial from 27 BC) province of Gallia Narbonensis in which it remained for the next 500 years. After the Roman Empire disintegrated in 476 AD various barbarian tribes seized Antibes. Prosperity was short-lived, as the whole region fell into disarray for several centuries. Population[edit] Climate[edit] Tourist Office.