Antibes rewards slow travellers. Between Nice and Cannes, the old town packs a morning market, a world-class museum, sixteenth-century ramparts and Mediterranean swimming into a few walkable cobbled streets. This is our short list — the things we send our own guests to do first.
Start with the essentials
Begin at the Marché Provençal on Cours Masséna, the covered market that has fed the old town for over a century, then climb to the Picasso Museum in the Château Grimaldi, where the artist worked in 1946. Walk the sea ramparts towards the cathedral and finish with a swim at La Gravette, the sheltered beach tucked beneath the old town walls.
None of these are more than ten minutes apart on foot — which is exactly the point of staying inside the old town rather than outside it.
Take to the water
Port Vauban, Europe’s largest marina, is the natural starting point for a day on the water. Rent a boat with or without a skipper, round the Cap d’Antibes past the Baie des Milliardaires, and drop anchor for lunch off the Lérins islands facing Cannes.
For something simpler, the coastal path (Sentier des Douaniers) delivers the same scenery on foot — see our dedicated guide.
Stay longer, live like a local
Antibes is one of the rare Riviera towns that lives year-round. International language schools make it a favourite place to learn French for a few weeks; the old town supports proper bakeries, fishmongers and wine cellars, not just souvenir shops.
Our houses put you inside this daily life — most guests tell us the best thing they did in Antibes was simply their morning walk to the market.
Everything on this page is minutes from our doors.
Seven restored houses inside the old town — live availability, transparent prices, and your hosts two streets away.
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