Antibes-Juan
les Pins.
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Pop. : 73.383 inh -
Surface : 2.648 ha
Alpes Maritimes Department
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Between Nice
(20km) and Cannes (12km) on the N7.
Antibes exit on A8 Motorway.
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Antibes-Juan les Pins is one of the most well known
resorts on
the Côte d'Azur, located between Nice (20 km) and Cannes (12km). Antibes
manages to be a historic town, an eventful town and also an innovating
town, easily mixing these multiple facets.
Juan les Pins is the most
exciting part with an exciting nightlife where night owls run shoulders
in summer as they move between fashionable night clubs, casino and even
night shopping ...Antibes is quieter with a variety of restaurants,
cafés, theaters, piano bars, chic hôtels 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".
Historic Town :
For a long time Antibes was the only large town between Marseille and
Italy. It was the only town on the coast to be protected by ramparts,
and thus it has managed to conserve historic monuments from each period
in its heritage. The Chateau, bastion and towers have today been transformed
into a magnificent Modern Art Museum, History and Archeology Museum and
museum of traditional crafts and local culture.
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