The old town on its sea wall, the pines of the Cap and the jazz of Juan-les-Pins – the tables, the hotels and the quartiers, in one guide.
In Antibes now
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In this guide
Antibes began as Antipolis, a Greek trading post, and it has never stopped looking out to sea. The old town still sits on its ramparts, with the Château Grimaldi at the top – Picasso painted there through the autumn of 1946. South of it, the Cap d'Antibes is pines, villas and the Tire-Poil path along the rocks; on the Cap's western side, Juan-les-Pins is where the Fitzgeralds spent the summer of 1926 and where Jazz à Juan has played under the pines since 1960.
Dinner in the old town at a Michelin inspectors' favourite cooking seasonal contemporary French food; dinner service runs 19:15–21:30, Wednesday to Sunday.
The covered market on cours Masséna runs Tuesday to Sunday, 06:00–13:00, out of season: cheeses, regional charcuterie, spices, flowers and Corsican produce.
Steps from the market, the Château Grimaldi holds paintings and drawings Picasso left after working here in autumn 1946; open 10:00–13:00 and 14:00–18:00, closed Mondays.
Take the coastal path from Plage de la Garoupe along the Cap's rocky south shore to Villa Eilenroc; wear proper shoes, and note it closes in bad weather.
Christian Morisset's old-town restaurant cooks from fresh market produce; the Michelin Guide singles out lamb saddle from the Alpilles baked in Vallauris clay.
Walk past Port Vauban's billionaires' quay to the fort on the Saint-Roch peninsula for views over the port; guided tours at 11:00, closed Mondays and 1 November.
Climb the lighthouse on the Garoupe plateau in groups of ten every 20–25 minutes, then see the chapel's sailors' votive offerings; weekends 10:00–17:00, free.
Finish under the pines in Juan-les-Pins, where Jazz à Juan began in 1960; find the musicians' handprints by the path, then watch the sun set across the bay.
✱ MICHELIN star · Bib Gourmand: good cooking at a fair price · ◆ selected in the Guide · € to €€€€: the Guide's own price bands, from «on a budget» to «spare no expense».
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Sunset and drinks
Where to drink
Cocktail bars, wine bars and the terraces that face the sun going down behind the Estérel.
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Hotel rooftop bar and restaurant · Juan-les-PinsSunsetQuinto Cielo
Art deco rooftop on the fifth floor of the 1932 hotel, looking out to sea, known for DJ sets and the Edgar B., a gin cocktail.
The Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel's private sandy beach faces the Lérins islands with the Estérel beyond, a setting made for cocktails before dinner at Les Pêcheurs.
On the sea-facing Eden-Roc Pavilion: rare champagnes, cocktails using plants from the hotel's gardens, and sushi from dusk. Hotel and restaurant guests only.
Sixth-floor terrace on top of the Cineplanet cinema, looking over the harbour, the old town and the mountains, with signature cocktails, mocktails and sharing plates.
Checked on each place's own page or the tourist office listing, 27 October 2026.
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Where to stay
The hotels worth the trip
The MICHELIN Guide's Keys first – its mark for hotels with character, service and a sense of place – then the rest of its selection and the ones we would book ourselves.
Classification: Atout France, the official register of classified hotels (data.gouv.fr, export of 28 October 2026).
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Metro Mode in collaboration with Evasion Riviera
Where to rent in Antibes
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★ Metro Mode recommends
If you want to live in Antibes rather than just visit it, this is where to rent. Evasion Riviera is run by Thomas and his wife, and their service is impeccable – dedicated, personal and second to none. That is why, after evaluating the market, Metro Mode appointed them our rental partner in Antibes.
Fifteen homes: flats and town houses almost all inside the ramparts of the old town, a few minutes' walk from La Gravette beach and the Provençal market – and one villa with a pool on the Cap.
Cleaning and linen are included, the beds are made before you arrive, and a member of the team meets you at the door and stays on call through your stay.
Homes, details and photographs from Evasion Riviera's own site, 27 October 2026. Prices and availability on request. Metro Mode works in collaboration with Evasion Riviera on this guide.
The coastal paths, the ramparts, the lighthouse and the woods – with the distance, the time and the start, as the tourist office and the Département give them.
The classic Cap d'Antibes path: rocky coves, villa walls and open sea, with steps rather than long climbs.
Past Château de la Garoupe (from 1907) and the belvedere, Château de la Croë (1927), Villa Eilenroc and the Anse de l'Argent Faux
Closed in bad weather/gales (tourist office); a secondary guide adds strong winds and rough seas. A 50 m stretch under Villa Eilenroc was closed for cliff-securing works until 30 September 2026 (Ville d'Antibes).
Not wheelchair accessible (Département 06 listing).
Start: Plage de la Garoupe car park, Cap d'Antibes (large car park on avenue André Sella, about 200 m from the path)
The easiest way into Antibes: along the sea walls, through the morning market and past the Picasso museum, all on the flat.
Past The sea walls and Bastion Saint-André, Marché provençal (covered market, mornings until 1pm), Château Grimaldi (Musée Picasso) and Notre-Dame de la Platée cathedral
Open every day, all year; free. Go before 11am to avoid the market crowds.
'Suitable for all ages with no walking constraints' (secondary guide).
Start: Cours Masséna, then along the ramparts on Promenade Amiral de Grasse
A short harbour walk past Plensa's Nomade to Fort Carré, then a loop round its walls through olive and holm oak.
Past Quai Camille-Rayon and Jaume Plensa's 'Le Nomade' on Bastion Saint-Jaume, Anse Saint-Roch, Fort Carré and seaside scrub of olive, carob, holm oak and strawberry tree
Open daily all year, weather permitting; the outer path is free, entry inside the fort is restricted and paid.
Fort path not accessible to people with reduced mobility (Département 06 listing).
Start: Port Vauban, via the paved promenade down from the ramparts; the fort path itself starts on avenue du 11 Novembre
Juan-les-Pins in miniature: old parasol pines, a carousel for children and the stage where Jazz à Juan has played since 1960.
Past Over 300 old parasol pines (protected woodland), Play area, carousel and a Sosno sculpture, The Jazz à Juan stage (festival since 1960) and musicians' handprints on the pavement
Open daily all year. Jazz à Juan takes over the south end each July.
Children's play area and carousel; listed as wheelchair accessible.
Start: Jardin de la Pinède, boulevard Baptistin Ardisson, Juan-les-Pins
Easy-going paths through woods and meadows to a restored pond where herons and egrets gather, with a bird hide and playground.
Past The restored pond with ducks, herons and egrets, The Département's bird observatory, Woods of cork, holm and white oak and pine, and Roman remains
Free. 1 April-31 October 7am-8pm; 1 November 2026-31 March 2027 8am-6pm.
Playground, picnic areas and nature activities; step-free earth paths from Parking des Groules to the observatory; wheelchair accessible with assistance.
Start: Park entrance on the D6007 between Antibes and Villeneuve-Loubet (reserved Parking des Groules for the observatory)
Distances and times as the tourist office, the Ville d'Antibes and the Département des Alpes-Maritimes give them, read 27 October 2026. Coastal paths close in rough seas – check before you set off.
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With kids
Antibes for children
Beaches with gentle water, parks and playgrounds, leisure parks, mini-golf and boat trips – in town and up to 25 minutes away. Every one checked on its own or the tourist office's page; seasons noted.
Free, weekday-only research garden on the Cap; it suits a calm wander with older children rather than running about.
Weekdays only (08:00–18:00 or 08:30–17:00 depending on period); closed Saturday and Sunday except the first Sunday of June and the Journées du Patrimoine weekend.
An indoor play park with a medieval-fantasy theme: a giant play structure with a labyrinth, slides and trampolines, an early-learning zone for the under-threes, mini karting from four – and La Taverne, its café-restaurant. Themed rooms for birthday parties.
Open every day in the school holidays and on public holidays; outside the holidays on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Picasso's work in the Château Grimaldi above the sea; under-18s go free, and the town museums run €5 art workshops for ages two-and-a-half to thirteen.
Museum · Ages Free for under-18s; unaccompanied minors not admitted.Fort Carré
Children explore a seaside fortress with commented visits at 11:00, 14:00 and 16:00 included in the ticket, free for under-18s, reached by free shuttle from the old town.
Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00 (1 Sept–30 June), 10:00–18:00 (1 July–31 Aug); last entry 30 min before closing.
Children from six join 90-minute nature workshops with investigations and quizzes about the sea, and over-tens can try a virtual dive through Mediterranean habitats.
To do · Ages 8–17 with an adult (8–12 accompanied in the water, 13–17 accompanied at the water's edge); adults 18+.SeasonalPosidonia guided snorkelling outings
Children from eight swim with mask, fins and snorkel behind a qualified guide over shallow spots chosen for their sea life, about 45 minutes in the water.
Summer season; 2026 bookings opened in May; three sessions a day; 1 h 30 including about 45 min in the water.
Free rides and workshops on Place Nationale, a small natural-ice rink and a petting farm in Juan-les-Pins, and Father Christmas visits before the 24th.
A boat from Golfe-Juan to Île Sainte-Marguerite, where older children can snorkel over six underwater statues lying three to five metres down off the south shore.
21 April–30 September 2026, daily (departure times not stated).
A giant indoor trampoline park: freestyle trampolines, dodgeball on trampolines, an airbag zone, a wall to run up, a basketball court and a penalty cage – and a party room for birthdays.
Open every day, 10:00–20:00 (Wednesdays 10:00–18:00).
Leisure park · Ages Adult rate 8–64; child rate 4–7.SeasonalLe Village des Fous
Two hectares of play in eight themed zones for challenges, bouncing, heights and sliding, with water play in summer; open daily through the October half-term.
Open now: 2026 daily 19 Oct–1 Nov; Wed, Sat, Sun 7–11 Nov (incl.
Indoor complex opened in February 2026 with electric karting, bowling, laser tag, virtual reality and arcade games; check karting age limits when booking.
Open daily all year (since 19 February 2026); daily times not stated.
To do · Ages 10 and over in the day; over 16 in the eveningJUMA
Over 3,000 m² of indoor games for older children and the whole family: duckpin bowling, interactive mini-golf, a VR arena, car simulators, interactive walls and floors, karaoke boxes, shuffleboard and darts – with a restaurant and terrace.
Games room Monday to Friday 16:00–00:00, weekends 14:00–00:00; restaurant every evening 19:00–22:00 and Wednesday to Sunday 12:00–14:30.
Sources: the Antibes Juan-les-Pins tourist office, the Ville d'Antibes, Côte d'Azur France and the places' own pages, read 27 October 2026. Drive times from the Place de Gaulle without traffic. Check seasons and ages with the place before you go.
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The calendar
What's on
This week and the weeks ahead – then the dates the town keeps every year.
In the Pinède Gould, Juan-les-Pins, every July since 1960
Dates: the Office de Tourisme d'Antibes Juan-les-Pins and the Office de Tourisme Métropolitain via DATAtourisme (Licence Ouverte), read by VERA PI on 26 October 2026; Jazz à Juan since 1960: VERA PI's guide. Check with the organisers before you go.
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The atlas
Antibes at a glance
Every restaurant, hotel, sight, beach and shop we know of – 2,033 places, each with its own page. Choose a quartier, or a kind of place.
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The quartiers
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The directory
Every place in Antibes
2,037 places, each with its own page – the six nearest the centre of each kind are here; every one of them is in the directory, A to Z.
Eat · Metro Mode recommendsFerni in Antibes – the old town's go-to table, on the terrace and insideFerni in Antibes: the Bensimon family's Mediterranean restaurant on the Place des Martyrs de la Résistance – the terrace, the dining room, the menu and prices.
Eat · RecommendedBrasserie Biscuit on Cap d'Antibes – a terrace grown in flowers
Eat · RecommendedMersea in Antibes – Joseph's seafood table by the covered market
StoryLe Safranier – a walk through Old Antibes' free commune
StoryThe beaches of Antibes and Juan-les-Pins, ranked
ShopThe Marché Provençal in Old Antibes – morning produce, afternoon art
EatLe Bistrot du Curé – lunch under the pines on the Garoupe plateau
✱One MICHELIN StarLes PêcheursMediterranean Cuisine · Juan-les-PinsRead the story 
Photo: Les Terraillers✱One MICHELIN StarLes TerraillersModern Cuisine · BiotThe address 
Photo: Côte d'Azur FranceBibBib GourmandLes DilettantsModern Cuisine · VallaurisThe address 
✱One MICHELIN StarLa PassagèreClosed for the seasonCreative · Juan-les-PinsRead the story 
✱One MICHELIN StarLourocClosed for the seasonMediterranean Cuisine · Cap d'Antibes & La GaroupeRead the story 
Three MICHELIN KeysHôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc118 rooms · Cap d'Antibes & La GaroupeRead the story 
Photo: Cap d'Antibes Beach Hotel◆In the MICHELIN GuideCap d'Antibes Beach35 rooms · Juan-les-PinsThe address ◆In the MICHELIN GuideLe 1932 Cap d'Antibes - MGallery64 rooms · AntibesThe address 
Photo: Villa Miraé◆In the MICHELIN GuideVilla Miraé by Inwood Hotels35 rooms · Cap d'Antibes & La GaroupeThe address 
Photo: Hôtel Belles Rives◆In the MICHELIN GuideBelles RivesClosed for the season42 rooms · Juan-les-PinsThe address 
Photo: La Villa Port d'AntibesHôtel La Villa Port d'Antibes & SpaVieil AntibesThe address 
Photo: Le 1932 Hotel & SpaLe 1932 Hôtel & SpaJuan-les-PinsThe address 
Photo: Hôtel La Garoupe-GardioleHôtel La Garoupe-GardioleCap d'Antibes & La GaroupeThe address 
Photo: Hôtel JuanaHôtel JuanaJuan-les-PinsThe address 
Cap d'AntibesMetro Mode recommendsVilla SaramartelSleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms
On the rampartsMetro Mode recommendsThe Duck HouseSleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
Old AntibesMetro Mode recommendsThe SkySleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
Near the rampartsMetro Mode recommendsLe CarminSleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
Near the rampartsMetro Mode recommendsLe SépiaSleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
Facing the Musée PicassoMetro Mode recommendsLa SauvageonneSleeps 2 · 1 bedroom
Heart of AntibesMetro Mode recommendsL'OPASleeps 2 · 1 bedroom
Facing the Musée PicassoMetro Mode recommendsLe PiafSleeps 2 · 1 bedroom
By the seaMetro Mode recommendsLe LoulouSleeps 2 · 1 bedroom
Old Antibes · LacanMetro Mode recommendsArène HouseSleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms
On the rampartsMetro Mode recommendsRevely HouseSleeps 6 · 3 bedrooms
Old AntibesMetro Mode recommendsStrelezia HouseSleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
Old Antibes · the marketMetro Mode recommendsThe Alta VistaSleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
On the rampartsMetro Mode recommendsL'AndreossySleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
Below the rampartsMetro Mode recommendsAmista HouseSleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms
No. 1The Garoupe plateau – lighthouse and sailors' chapel on Cap d'AntibesThe Garoupe plateau on Cap d'Antibes: a lighthouse you can climb for free, the sailors' chapel and its 300 ex-votos, and the Chemin du Calvaire walk from La Salis.Read 
No. 2Juan-les-Pins and Jazz à Juan – sixty summers of jazz under the pinesRay Charles, Miles Davis and Ella Fitzgerald all played beneath the same stone pines by the sea. Since 1960 Jazz à Juan has turned a seaside resort near Antibes into one of Europe's great jazz stages.Read 
No. 3Musée Picasso in Antibes – two autumn months in 1946 that became a museumThe Musée Picasso in Antibes: how two months in 1946 at the Château Grimaldi became the first Picasso museum, plus de Staël, the sea terrace and opening hours.Read 
No. 4The Coastal Path at Cap d'Antibes – everything you need to know about Tire-PoilWalking the Sentier de Tire-Poil on Cap d'Antibes: where it starts, how long it takes, what you see along the way and when the coastal path is closed.Read 
01Marché ProvençalMarket · Vieil Antibes
03Fort CarréChâteau · Fort Carré
05Villa EilenrocMuseum · Cap d'Antibes & La Garoupe
06Musée d'ArchéologieViewpoint · Vieil Antibes
08Musée PicassoMuseum · Vieil Antibes
09NomadeArtwork · Port Vauban
10Notre-Dame de la GaroupeChurch · Cap d'Antibes & La Garoupe
11Phare de la GaroupeTower · Cap d'Antibes & La Garoupe
12Antibes CathedralChurch · Vieil Antibes
17Port VaubanSport & leisure · Port Vauban
