Antibes-Juan les Pins is one of the most well known resorts on the Cote D'Azur located between Nice (20km)and Cannes (12km). Antibes manages to be a historic town and eventful town and also an innovating town easily mixing these multiple facets.
The beauty remains in the old town (Vieux Ville) with the Ramparts along the sea and the long arched protective wall behind which there are plenty of little charming streets for exploring, filled with restaurants, street cafes galleries, museums and lots of quaint little shops and gift shops. Antibes comes alive in the Summer Months with all the restaurants opening out on to their terrasse allowing dining al fresco where you can enjoy the street entertainers and watch the world go by. Browse around the various stalls on display with all their hand made wares and you can be sure to pick up some wonderful gifts and souvenirs to bring home.
Antibes has the largest private marina in Europe and is home to the most luxurious super yachts of the world.
Roman Abromavich's Ecstasea is often moored here!
The apartment is in a perfect location and is close to the 200 Bus Route which runs every 20 mins between Nice and Cannes for €1! The train station is within 10 minutes walk and there is a shuttle bus No. 16 which runs every 20 minutes from nearby la Fontonne to Antibes Centre. You can take a leisurely stroll into Antibes either along the Sea Front or the main road and this takes about 20 mins.
La Fontonne is a buzzing little neighbourhood with its own Bakeries Fruit and Veg Shops Pharmacy Bars and Restaurant. There is also an underground passageway taking you to the pebble beach and its breathtaking views of the Mediterranean.
A car is not essential but if you decide to drive then you can head inland and see some of the wonderful quaint old villages like St. Paul de Vence, Biot, Grasse, Vallbonne, Haute Cagnes. Marineland the famous Water Park and Fun Fair is also close by.
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