They wrote about Antibes Juan-les-Pins…
“Everything here is radiant, everything is in bloom,
everything sings. the sun, women, love are all at home here. My eyes and my soul are still dazzled.”
Victor Hugo
“What I will bring back from here is gentleness itself. White, pink, blue, all wrapped up in a magical air.”
Claude Monet
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This
wonderful historical city with a wealth of cultural heritage going back
centuries, located at the heart of the French Riviera between Nice and Cannes,
has attracted many artists thanks to its charming medieval town and its wild
cape where Mediterranean vegetation conceals sumptuous villas owned by the most
rich and famous people of the world. Here in this magical environment,
Maupassant, Picasso, Prévert, Nicolas de Staël and Graham Greene found the
inspiration to accomplish many famous works.
Enter
this paradise and take a break here to discover the secret of Antibes and
Picasso’s joie de vivre.... Created by the Greeks and extended by the Romans, a
prestigious stronghold of the Kingdom of France, Antibes Juan-les-Pins offers
the charm of its tiny streets, its ramparts overlooking the Mediterranean sea,
its Provencal market, its Grimaldi Castle - Picasso museum, the Port Vauban
with its Camille Rayon quay famously known as the Billionaires’ Wharf, and the
flowery “Safranier” district.
Let
yourself be tempted by the prestigious Cap d’Antibes, a real ecological haven
featuring one of the most famous hotels in the world, the Hôtel du Cap Eden
Roc, or by Juan-les-Pins, a seaside resort well known for its sandy
beaches, its international Jazz Festival and its cosmopolitan atmosphere.
