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With its boat-bedecked port, 16th-century ramparts and narrow cobblestone streets fes-
tooned with flowers, lovely Antibes is the quintessential Mediterranean town. Picasso,
Max Ernst and Nicolas de Staël were captivated by Antibes, as was a restless Graham
Greene (1904-91), who settled here with his lover, Yvonne Cloetta, from 1966 until the
year before his death.
Greater Antibes embraces Cap d'Antibes, an exclusive green cape studded with luxuri-
ous mansions, and the modern beach resort of Juan-les-Pins. The latter is known for its
2km-long sandy beach and its nightlife, a legacy of the sizzling 1920s when Americans
swung into town with their jazz music and oh-so-brief swimsuits.
Sights
Vieil Antibes
Vieil Antibes is a pleasant mix of food shops, boutiques and restaurants. Mornings are a
good time to meander along the little alleyways, when the
Marché Provençal
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(cours Masséna; 7am-1pm Tue-Sun Sep-Jun, daily Jul & Aug)
is in full
swing. Check out the views from the sea walls, stretching from the urban sprawl of Nice
to the snowy peaks of the Alps and nearby Cap d'Antibes.
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