Antibes - Antibes visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Antibes' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Alpes Maritimes.

Antibes is a popular sea resort town on the south coast of France, close to Nice and Monaco. Founded by the Greeks in the 5th century BCE, Antibes has a good, naturally protected port and harbour, making it an important trading town. Known historically as 'Antipolis', the town was occupied by the Romans for about 500 years and turned into a major entry point into Gaul. Roman remains visible today form some of the tourist attractions.

After the departure of the Romans, Antibes was sacked by various barbarian groups and the prosperity of the town sank into obscurity until it was 'discovered' and promoted as a tourist destination in the mid 19th century. At this time, the wealthy of Europe started building luxury homes in Antibes. Since then, Antibes has developed into a popular holiday destination and resort town with numerous luxury hotels, holiday apartments, marina and good restaurants.

Antibes - Tourist Attractions

• Fort Carré - 16th century fort overlooking Port Vauban and Antibes.
• Marineland, Aquasplash & the Butterfly Park - attractions found in Biot, a village on strain stop from Antibes.
• Le Petit Train - road train taking tourists around Antibes, popular with children.
• Port Vauban - full of luxury boats, a marina, lined by restaurants and hotels, the largest yachting harbour in Europe with over 2000 moorings.
• Antibes Cathedral - 12th century Romanesque cathedral extensively remodelled in the 17th century, contains 'The Madonna with Rosary' altar painting by Louis Bréa (1515) and a figure of Christ dated 1447.
• Château Grimaldi Musée Picasso - museum to modern artists including Pablo Picasso, de Stael, Ernst, Mirô, Léger, Hartung, Atlan, Richier, Adami, Modigliani, Saura, Cesar, Arman and Alechinsky. Housed in the former 16th century Grimaldis fort.
• Fort Carré - 16th century fort built in 1585, now an Historic Monument.
• Musée Peynet et du Dessin Humoristique - art museum with more than 300 pictures, cartoons, costumes and sculptures by Peynet, a famous cartoonist from Antibes.
• Musée Archaeologique (Museum of History and Archaeology) - history and artefacts from Roman and Greek times onwards.
• Musee Naval et Napoléon (Napoleonic Museum) - 17th and 18th fort and tower housing various artefacts from the time of Napoleon and panoramic views of the region from the top of the tower.
• Biot - nearby town famous for various arts including gold and silver work, ceramics, glass-blowing, carving in olive wood, weaving and silk-screen printing.
• Absinthe Museum - all about the history and creation of Absinthe.
• Garoupe Lighthouse - on a hilltop about 1km from the town center with stunning panoramic views of Antibes, the harbour and surroundings.
• Antibes Festivals - throughout the year there are various festivalsin Antibes, including Jazz à Juan (July), Antibes Yacht Show, The Antique Show of Antibes (April), Voiles d'Antibes (June), The Festival of Saint Peter (June), The Festival of Sacred Music (January).
• Antibes Beaches - choose from one of 48 beaches along the 25 km of coastline that surround Antibes and Juan les Pins.

Antibes Tourist Information Office
11, Place de Gaulle
06600 ANTIBES
Phone: 04 97 23 11 11
Email: infoville@ville-antibes.fr
Web: antibes-juanlespins.com

Car: Antibes is off the A8/E80, 12km east of Cannes and 25km west of Nice (45km west of Monaco-Ville).
Flight : Nice International Airport..
Train: Antibes Station.