Description
The resort
In old Antibes: the Vauban Harbour and the 'Fort Carré' (Square Fort), the Vauban Ramparts, the Cathedral (12th and 18th centuries), the Grimaldi Chateau and its Picasso museum, the History and Archaeology Museum (Bastion Saint-André), the Peynet Museum (posters, drawings, etc.), the old colourful streets (with the Rue de Sade and the Provençal market in the Cours Masséna), the 'Musée de la Tour' (Gilli Tower Museum: popular arts and traditions).
Cap d’Antibes: shady coves, Bacon Point, the Jardin Thuret (4-hectare botanical garden), Naval and Napoleonic Museum (in the Sella Tower), L’Olivette (view of Cannes, the tip of La Croisette and the "Iles de Lérins" islands, Port Crouton and Port Galicia).
The surrounding area
Hauts-de-Cagnes, a mediaeval town (frescoes, Renoir Museum), 9 km away.
The famous villages inland : Biot and its glassworks (7 km), Vallauris and its ceramics (5 km), Grasse, the perfume town (23 km), Saint-Paul-de-Vence, the artists' town (18 km), Vence (20 km), Gourdon (château and view of Cap Roux, Les Courmettes peak and Le Loup) 36 km away.
Cannes (the square, the La Castre Museum and Notre-Dame de l’Espérance, the Rue Meynadier and Forville market, La Croisette and its façades, markets, old districts), 12 km away.
Nice (Promenade des Anglais, Church of Gesù, Cours Saleya, Masséna, Matisse and Chagall Museums), 20 km away.
Other places to see: the hills of the Massif du Tanneron, the Massif de l'Esterel, Monaco and Monte Carlo, 40 km away.
Sports and leisure
- Water sports: at the "Club Nautique" 800 m away.
- Golf: St Donat Golf Country Club (18 holes) in Grasse 17 km away, Opio Valbonne Golf Course (18 holes) in Opio 21 km away.
- Tennis: municipal tennis court 2.5 km away.
- Horse-riding: Saint-Georges Riding Club in Villeneuve-Loubet 15 km away.
- Public swimming pool 3 km away.
-Casino de Juan les Pins 800 m away.
Marineland (4 km north in the direction of Nice), Europe's biggest zoological marine park; the Little Farm, the Marine Museum.
Events
November: The 17th Military Film Festival in Palais des Congrès in Juan-les-Pins: everyday, activities, exhibitions, materials demonstration, information stands and showing films.
December: (between Christmas and New Year’s Day): International Christmas week (sailing):
gathering of more than 40 inhabitable boats in Antibes Juan-les-Pins Bay.
January (the 1st ):
- Fireworks
- In Cannes, MIDEM – the International Record and Music Publishing Market.
- Mid-January to Mid-February: The Festival of Sacred Art: Introduction to the finest pieces and artists
from a rich, often misunderstood repertoire, in Antibes Cathedral.
March:
- Antibes, Magic Festival « La Colombe d’Or ».
- The International Jazz Festival in Juan-les-Pins « Jazz à Juan Révélations » to discover new talents.
- MIPIM – the International Property Market for Professionals.
Shops and Services
The shops and restaurants of Juan-les-Pins are 500 m away.
The centre of Antibes is 1 km away.
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