Museums & Monuments
Picasso Museum – Grimaldi Castle
Place Mariejol in Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 90 54 20 / 26
Archaeology Museum
Bastion Saint-André in Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)4 93 95 85 98
Peynet and Cartoon Museum
Place Nationale in Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 90 54 29 / 30
Fort Carré
Avenue du 11 Novembre in Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)6 14 89 17 45 / +33 (0)4 92 90 52 13
Tower Museum (History & Local Traditions)
1 Rue de l’Orme in Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 90 54 28
Bains-Douches Gallery
Boulevard d’Aguillon in Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)4 93 34 74 30
Sea & Coastline Center
Graillon Battery – 175 Boulevard Kennedy – Cap d’Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)4 93 61 45 32
Postcard Museum
4 Avenue Tournelli in Antibes – Tel. +33 (0)4 93 34 24 88
The Nomad by Jaume Plensa
32 Quai Henri Rambaud in Antibes
To See in Antibes
- The Vauban Port and its yachts of all sizes
- The Nomad, an impressive sentinel by sculptor Jaume Plensa
- The Pré-des-Pêcheurs esplanade hosting the summer night market
- The old casemates exhibiting artisans and artists of all styles
- The Amiral de Grasse Promenade with its panorama (home of Nicolas de Staël)
- The historic lanes: Revely Square, Saint-Esprit Chapel, the cathedral, “Saracen” towers
- The ancient Grimaldi Castle, now Picasso Museum
- The Bastion Saint-André, guardian of land and underwater remains of ancient Antipolis
- The Free Commune of Safranier and its narrow, flowered lanes
- The old washhouse and the hidden faces in its wall
- The Orme Gate and the Provençal Market on Cours Masséna
- The Peynet and Cartoon Museum – kiosk & column at Place Nationale
- Saint-Bernardin Chapel (1513), recently renovated
- Remains of the Porte de France and Place De-Gaulle (Haussmann-style buildings)
To See in Juan-les-Pins
- Juan-les-Pins Castle (private residence), visible from Port Gallice entrance
- “La Vigie” villa (built in 1912, owned by Frank Jay Gould) – private
- Saint-Louis villa (home of the Fitzgeralds), now the Hôtel Le Belles-Rives
- Gould Pinewood: park & Jazz temple, with jazzmen’s footprints on the sidewalk
- The new Congress Center (architect Jean-Jacques Ory)
- Promenade du Soleil
- Four 1930s buildings at the corner of Avenue de l’Esterel & Avenue Courbet
- Auberge du Pin Doré, restored in its original vivid colors
- Exflora Park (free entry) toward Cannes – 330 plant species
To See at Cap d’Antibes
- The charming little port of La Salis
- The Calvary Path to La Garoupe Sanctuary (chapel, oratory & lighthouse)
- The beautiful Bay of La Garoupe and the Tire-Poil footpath
- Eilenroc Villa (designs by Charles Garnier) and its gardens
- Graillon Battery housing the Sea & Coastline Center
- Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc (opened in 1870), one of the world’s most luxurious
- Thuret Garden (1856), created by botanist Gustave Thuret
You can also view and download the map of Antibes and Juan-les-Pins here.
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