Antibes, France Travel Blogs

... , easy to get to, classy enough for adults, not expensive.  Oh yeah, and I don't have a car.  So I can just walk from Antibes to Juan les Pins around the coast right?  It's only an inch or so on the map.  This, my friends, is what a top ...

A travel blog entry by gr8escape
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Antibes was a cute little town, just 30min from Nice. I met some nice people, a few of whom were 17 years old which was a bit of a shock. I started to develop "age issues" after an 18 year old informed me that he decided against going to Ibiza because he ...

A travel blog entry by timrie
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Monaco and Monte Carlo. Travelled there by train from Antibes, great trip and a beautiful but windy day. The place surprised us. Clean and tidy not over fussy, totally contained, obviously wealthy, jam-packed with cars, boats and beautiful people. ...

... Uncle Vinny, are you still laughing about the bird poop? I wanted you to know I am haveing a great time here in france !  I tried topenade (tomato kind) and  diffferent types of salamis!!!  Mom met Josy at the market today.  ...

... dinner aboard all of us went to the Blue Lady Pub, a British pub that is popular with the yachties. Later that evening we went to Juan-les-Pins to a dance club. We are planning to leave Antibes early on Saturday morning for Nice, weather permitting.

... , settling in and catching up with our French friends. There are a few photos attached to this entry that show views of the Antibes/Juan Les Pins area which is where we are living this time. One weekend we had a fantastic dinner with our mate Patrick ...

... feel the coolness. However the sun did finally come out. It was the only cloudy day we had had since arriving in France. Back in Antibes we later found the sun was shining until we brought the clouds back with us! The Gorges are an impressive sight ...

... it Lola's little sister) and will never eat it. Since Lola had a car, we were able to visit Les Arcs, St Raphael, Cannes, and Antibes, and enjoy the scenery along the way. We met up with a friend of Lola's so it was really a good day. In Cannes we ...

... into Monaco, and see the King if he would have us. But, Alas we were detained in traffic and missed Him. Dining in Antibes-We went to a restaurant in old town Antibes and had pasta for dinner, because that’s what you’re supposed to have in ...

... there were good creperies and pretty art shops. Then we drove some more, and stopped, and drove... and finally arrived here in Antibes. The campsite here is one of the most comfortable so far on the trip, but there are lots of bugs. We spent yesterday ...

... would ever get there! We did and what a site! As we approached the harbor we spotted Tatoosh, TOWERING over the Antibes harbor with 1,600 yacht slips.  This mega-yacht looked like a Princess cruise ship parked in the marina!  ...

... of French food. After lunch we headed back to the hotel to freshen up and then to the station where we caught the train to Antibes. Only a fifteen minute ride, Antibes also has a huge harbor full of nice boats and a huge castle. We spent some time ...

Our first stop was a visit to a perfumery, Fragonard. (although I was sure I wouldn't want to buy anything, I wound up needing french perfume after all- "Juste un Baiser," or "just one kiss"). Next we headed to Nice and did some great ...

The sun is out and it is nice and warm. We decide to spend another day here and go to the beach. It is much quieter here today, most French have gone to work.  Those motor homes are still parked along the road.  If we had one, we would be right ...

Bonjour, Krissy and i stayed in Antibes because it has sand beaches unlike nice and its a small quite town which was perfect after Ibiza. As you have heard, the French Riveira is very expensive. This was our most expensive accomadation yet. We stayed ...

DAY 8 - BARCELONA TO FRENCH RIVERA Today we left around 9am for another all day bus ride. On the way I couldn't sleep again:( We stopped in Arles along the way where there was a big bull stadium that still operates. Mitch and I went in and had a look, ...

... salad appetizers, swordfish and grilled sardine entrees and creme brulee for dessert!! After, they drove us around cap d'Antibes and Juan les Pins.  Just beautiful there.  Antibes is where all the rich people park their 200 foot ...

Arrived in Antibes and Patrick our exchange was there to meet us. Also assisted in getting the rental returned at Antibes railway station where Avis had their own carpark BUT no office or any sign on what to do with keys etc. Finally discovered through a ...

Antibes the Beach-Our first day in Antibes and we need a rest so the beach sounded like the place to be.  We relaxed on the fine sand, but the water was a bit cool for a full on swim and being the Mediterranean there were no waves. But there was a ...

... was now taking us back across southern France for a third time and so we thought we'd return to our favourite campground in Antibes for a few days to relax. The morning after we arrived, we heard the now familiar putt-putt-ing of a much quieter VW than ...

... since there are so many vessels that are flagged in UK countries. (see yacht flag below). Upon arrival we mostly explored Antibes around the marinas. Yacht Flag Every vessel in the world is registered to a country, the flat state, and the navel laws of ...

... at a lovely beach somewhere along the Costa Brava where Millie stripped off and went in the sea! Then we drove on into France and Carcassonne. We spent Friday morning exploring the walled city and castle at Carcassonne but it was freezing cold and windy. ...

... and while it has taken us a while to adjust we have done so and find the location inside the village brilliant. Old Antibes, is a small seaside village that has adapted to its brilliant location with a deep water port, something Nice and Cannes lack and ...

... beer) we hit the sack, and when Dawn arrives, fresh and rosy fingered we rise and tramp down to international yacht club d'Antibes and queue up with the dozens of other hopefuls looking for daywork. The only other time I have seen something like this is ...

... world for everyone so occasionally you have to live through an old experience again, just for fun. So here I am back in Antibes where it all started 6 months ago. Walking the docks at sparrows fart, flat broke, looking for any morsel of daywork, or ...

We decide today we will sit and not do much. We go to the store and get a small package of bacon and 2 eggs and fresh bread from the bakery.  This is a nice change from cereal. After we clean up I work on the blog - they are changing the blog ...

... might have been just before.  I think we both needed a break from the drive and traffic. The road takes us from Italy into France back into Italy and then France and finally we hit Monaco.  We were going to stop to have a look around, but it is ...

... have relentlessly merged together http://www.provenceweb.fr/e/alpmarit/antibes/antibes.htm. Juan des Pins is the modern seaside resort and Antibes is the ancient walled city and harbour. Between the two is the lovely Cap d'Antibes, with its rocky coast, ...

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Antibes is a small, quaint town in the French Riviera in between the tourist centers of Nice and Cannes. Our hotel - Le Cameo - was in a beautiful square, Place Nationale, in the center of town. Our room was lovely and had a wonderful balcony overlooking ...