City walk in antibes

City walk in Antibes

In February during the partial lock down I took a walk with a friend in Antibes on a sunny day.
We parked at Parking Relais ( it’s free) at the right side just after the Fort Carre coming the coast way from Nice about 40 min from Nice centre.

Yachting Harbour (Port Vauban)

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Citywlak in Antibes_seaview

We walked through the Yachting Harbour (Port Vauban) admiring the fantastic luxury yachts. At the end we went out on the pier, called Quai des milliardaires (the billionaire’s dock). And you understand why when you see the super-yachts docked there. The biggest one, and the 6th biggest in the world, is called Dilbar and it’s a 156 meter yacht with 80+ crew members with a capacity of 40 passengers owned by a Russian oligarch.

The Nomade sculpture

At the end of the pier, at the bastion St. Jaume, you’ll find the modern Nomade sculpture by Catalan artist Jaume Plensa. It looks like a person sitting with his/her knees drawn up, looking out to the sea. It is made by white metal, and comprises thousands of connecting letters. It is big enough to get inside.

The beach Gravette

On the other side people were enjoying the sun at La Gravette Beach and some were even taking a swim. This is the most beautiful of the Antibes public beaches, surrounded by the medieval walls of the old city.

We were following the beautiful rampart with a magnificent view over the sea and Cap d’Antibes.

A walk in Antibes_Nomade and me

Picasso Museum

The Picasso Museum is located in the former Château Grimaldi, which was the home of Pablo Picasso for 6 month in 1946. As the museums were closed at this time, we could only admire it from the outside.

We also admired the nice houses along Promenade Amiral de Grasse and discussed which one we would like to buy (just dreaming).

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A walk in Antibes_Picasso museum

Commune Libre de Safranier

Further down on the right side you come to the Saffron village. It’s an independant village in the village between rue de la Tourraque and rue du Haut Castelet. It was created in 1966 to keep local traditions. But rumours also say it was created to be able to import saffron from Tunisia without paying customs. The centre of the village is Place du Safranier where you find a nice restaurant called The Taverne du Safranier with a nice terrasse for a warm summer dinner (I had that at another occasion).

Veziano Bakery

Taking rue de la Pompe, a small old street, my friend showed me the oldest Bakery in the south of France. It was created by Jean-Paul Veziano in 1924 and has been passed from father to son or daughter since then. Unfortunatly it was closed.

We went back through Cours Massena, where the famous Marche Provencal normally takes place and went through the old city back to the parking where we left the car.

We made one stop on the way at a fantastic bakery, confectionery and chocolate shop where my friend wanted to buy her favorite chocolate box.

The whole tour took us 1 ½ hours

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Antibes_Nomade

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