Antibes is 20 minutes from Nice by train. Its old town is amazing — dark, twisty, under-and-over streets and archways. This part is separated from the sea by a frankly intimidating stone wall. From the Port Vauban (home to multi-million dollar yachts and sailboats), all you can see of the city is the Musee Picasso, because its in a castle at the original town’s highest point. It’s very much a seaside resort, summery place.
Place de Gaulle. It’s like a spray park – the water jets change in height!
Studio Perl hotel from Place de Gaulle.
Entering the Old Town.
Carousel on Place de la Resistance.
Monument to the Resistance martyrs.
Place Nacionale.
Sweet statue on Place Nacionale.
Eeeee!
Is that a man with a bucket of paint on his head? IS it?
NO.
Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Original bell tower of the Church.
First of MANY bronze statues by Nicolas Lavarenne around Antibes. This one is called Grande Arc en Ciel.
The seawall.
Self-serve washing machines at the port for the million-dollar yacht owners!
Cannons at the port.
LUNCH. Jambon on a whole baguette.
YUP.
Cafe et amarena gelato, in a flower shape.
These are over EVERY door in the old town!
I loved the way this vine grew on the electric wiring.
Ferris wheel on the pier!
LOTS. OF. NAKED. STATUES.
Closer up.
The port.
Port Vauban is VERY new compared to where the Romans originally docked. It was built in the 60’s to accommodate the fancy new boats.
