Both an ancient Greek and Roman fortified town, Antibes originally was the only large town between Italy and Marseille. Today Antibes is a bustling port town and yachting center that offers a bit of everything to the visitor.

The two most notable landmarks in Antibes are the Chateau Grimaldi, which today houses the Picasso Museum as well as several others, and the imposing Fort Carre, with its extensive ramparts. Antibes offers many old winding streets and town squares, excellent museums, sandy beaches, a wide variety of restaurants - in short plenty to do for everyone.

The town is heavily influenced by the yachting industry, as many key Yachts and Boat Brokerages are based there, and `yachties` abound in the port and the bars.

Port Vauban, the main port of Antibes, is the largest pleasure port in Europe, offering 2400 berths. It's home to an impressive range of SuperYachts, Mangustas, Sunseekers and Princesses, but also sports a strong sailing culture.

Cap d'Antibes, a craggy peninsula jutting out into the Mediterranean just west of the town, is home to many exclusive villas and the famous Hotel de Cap Eden Rock, the hotel of choice for the rich and famous in the Cote d'Azur. If you want to hang out with the stars (assuming you can get a room), it will run you about EUR 800 per night for the cheapest room. Maybe better to anchor offshore and pull up for lunch at the famous Eden Rock restaurant.

You will find the beach town of Juan-les-Pins on the west side of Cap d'Antibes, a nice French seaside resort, offering sandy beaches, plenty of restaurantes and a good night life know for its jazz.

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The fortified town of Antibes at sunset with the French Alps as backdrop

The Fort Carre rising above Port Vauban in Antibes

Just a few of the SuperYachts calling Port Vauban home, including the Maltese Falcon (center).

Map of Port Vauban

Here's an Aerial Map of Port Vauban, showing the berths, Super Yachts, Old Town and Fort Carre:

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Photos from Boatbookings.com staff - Map from Google Maps