Twenty-four square metres facing south-east, in the front row on the Promenade Amiral de Grasse and the sea. Double French doors open straight onto the terrace: fifty square metres of living space, inside and out.

Original travertine underfoot and, overhead, the seventeenth-century timber frame, uncovered and left on show. Between the two, a Roche Bobois corner sofa, Maniglier armchairs and a Noguchi coffee table, all facing the water.

For the evenings, a 164 cm television with Netflix, a stereo system and high-speed Wi-Fi — and in winter, a bioethanol fire.

The building’s entrance is on Rue de la Tourraque; the terrace turns the other way, to the front row of the Promenade Amiral de Grasse, with not a roof in front of it. Twenty-six square metres facing south-south-east, in sun from morning to evening, with no neighbour looking in — the view runs straight over the promenade to the open Mediterranean and, on the horizon, the Cap d’Antibes.

When the sun is high, a double awning of perforated canvas draws shade across the terrace. A round teak table seats six for dinner beside a Weber gas barbecue; a sofa, an armchair and a coffee table take the long afternoons; and at one end waits a five-seat ClairAzur hot tub, available as a paid option.

It feels like the deck of a boat moored above Old Antibes.

Twenty-three square metres, with two windows onto Rue de la Tourraque. White Veneta Cucine cabinetry, a white granite worktop and a full set of Siemens appliances; for breakfast, a Smeg toaster, kettle and filter coffee machine, and a Nespresso for the first espresso of the day.

Original travertine underfoot and, overhead, a seventeenth-century ceiling of beams and joists in the French manner. Six white leather Calligaris stools gather at the high light-wood table. On the wall hangs Slim Aarons’s Nirvana, printed at 180 × 120 cm: a pool at Las Brisas above Acapulco Bay, photographed in January 1971.

The Provençal market on Cours Masséna is four minutes away on foot; the kitchen does the rest.

Sixteen square metres in the front row on the Promenade Amiral de Grasse, looking out over the ramparts of Old Antibes to the open sea — a view you have from the pillow. A 160 × 200 cm bed made up with Black Label bedding, and a fitted wardrobe.

Original travertine underfoot and, overhead, a seventeenth-century ceiling of beams and joists in the French manner.

The en-suite bathroom has a black granite vanity, teak cabinetry and shelving, a 90 × 90 cm walk-in shower and a wall-hung toilet.

Twenty square metres — the largest bedroom in the apartment — with two windows onto the quiet Rue de la Tourraque. The 180 × 200 cm bed is made of two 90 × 200 cm beds, which can be set up as two singles; Black Label bedding, a fitted wardrobe and original travertine underfoot.

The en-suite bathroom has a 120 × 80 cm walk-in shower, a vanity unit and a private sauna for two; the WC is separate.

Fifteen square metres on the promenade side, with a window over the ramparts and a garden below them. A 160 × 200 cm bed made up with Black Label bedding, a fitted wardrobe and original travertine underfoot.

The en-suite bathroom has a black granite vanity, teak cabinetry and shelving, a 90 × 90 cm walk-in shower and a wall-hung toilet.

On Rue de la Tourraque, inside the ramparts of Old Antibes, between three landmarks: the Provençal market (160 m, four minutes on foot), the Picasso Museum (200 m, four minutes) and Notre-Dame-de-la-Platea Cathedral (260 m, five minutes). The building’s entrance opens on a quiet street; the living room, the terrace and the first bedroom look the other way, in the front row on the Promenade Amiral de Grasse and the sea.

The apartment occupies the top three floors of a seventeenth-century building, its façade restored in 2017 — with no one living above. As in most of the old town, there is no lift; the entrance is secured by an electronic access system, and the apartment has an armoured front door.

La Gravette beach is eight minutes away on foot, Salis beach sixteen. Museums, galleries, boutiques and restaurants are all within walking distance; Cannes, Nice and Monaco within a day’s easy reach.