
Antibes a small town on the French Riviera
May 5, 2017Antibes is a seaside town which is located between Nice e Cannes, all these cities are on the famous Côte D'Azur (Blue Coast) or also known as the French Riviera.
We pass on a Antibes travel of 9 days we did the South of France, 3 these days we were in Nice, which also we base made to meet a few cities Antibes and Cannes, We visited the two cities on the same day, They are very close.
Founded between the fifth and fourth centuries A.C. by the Phoenicians,We had great development with the arrival of the Grimaldi family in the thirteenth century, and at that time I had the most beautiful port France.
Things to Do in Antibes and what are its main attractions?
We did not have much time in the city, for we more time in Cannes that day, we know the most important sights of the city, the port of Antibes, Castle and Fort Carré and the beach next to the strong.
The port city, like all of the region, It is very beautiful, and the crystal water and.
O strong Square It has a different format from most European strong, it has the form of a four-pointed star, with very large walls.
Built in the sixteenth century by Henry II, Fort is on the seafront, one side is the port and the other is a beach not remember the name and I did not find the name in Google Maps, then not be able to talk to you.
We get enough time around the Fort, it has a garden and a very beautiful view of the city and the sea.
The coast has a huge construction of a super luxury condominium apartments with amazing terraces.
The city has other things to know, but not had time to know, that are:
- Picasso Museum in Antibes, Picasso has a 10 Museums scattered throughout Spain and France.
- Museum of Archeology.
- Igreja de Notre Dame de la Garoupe.
- Mercado Provençal market, see right times and days will be open.
- Traces of Roman aqueduct.
- Grimaldi Castle, where the Picasso museum.
- Garoupe Lighthouse.
- The Beaches:
- Gravette
- Ponteil
- Salis
- In French
- Garoupe
By we survey the beaches of Garoupe Gallice and are the most beautiful.