In the very heart of the Côte d’Azur, Antibes-Juan-les-Pins, a maritime city with Greek and Roman origins, characterised by it ramparts designed by Vauban, its ports including Port Vauban, the top Mediterranean yachting harbour, chic majestic Cap d’Antibes and its sandy beaches and the effervescence of Juan-les-Pins.
Antibes Juan-les-Pins is a resort town, southern France in the department of Alpes-Maritimes. It lies on the Mediterranean sea on the French Riviera (Côte d’Azur), located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes. The Sophia-Antipolis science park is Northwest of Antibes.
The incomparable charm of Antibes has delighted many visitors, from Picasso to Nicolas de Staël, from Sidney Bechet to Miles Davis, between fisherman’s districts, yachtsmen’s wharves, Provençal market, pine groves hosting jazz concerts. Inland, near the villages of Biot, Valbonne, Villeneuve-Loubet, Nature reigns supreme: vast natural parks, superb golf courses, streams. The surrounding villages are all models for a certain art of living, artistic creativity, architectural charm: Biot, Valbonne… And nearby, there is the French Riviera’s “Silicone Valley”: Sophia Antipolis.
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. 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. There are plenty of little streets for exploring, restaurants of all types and prices, and lots of shops, from authentic little hardware/general-stores to tourist gift shops.
The Juan-les-Pins part is a seaside resort and night-life area of sandy beaches, boutiques, night clubs and casino. The two places are close together, a good walk or short drive over the hill of the narrow part of the peninsula, or a longer and lovely drive around the coastline of the Cap d’Antibes.