25 minutes east · Old town and open sea
Ramparts, the Picasso museum and a covered market, then a coast path around the Cap that ends at a cove worth swimming in. Biot and Vallauris are ten minutes inland.
37 places in 8 sections
The free public swims first, then the coast paths, then the clubs if you want a lounger.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Coastal Walk · Free · Antibes · 🚆 20min to Antibes
The coastal footpath around the southern tip of Cap d’Antibes, reclaimed from grand villa gardens. Past Château Garoupe with the sea immediately below the whole way. 5km, free.
Antibes · 25 min east
Free · Sand · Shallow
A proper sandy public beach below the old town, shallow a long way out and calm, with showers, toilets and a big car park. The local family beach rather than a club. Parts have been under renovation, so check before you commit the day.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
Free · Cove · Snorkelling
A cove off the coast path around the Cap, past Billionaires Bay, and quiet even on a Sunday. Clearer water than the Garoupe and better snorkelling. Rocks going in, so bring shoes.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Beach Bar · Antibes · 20min
A laid-back snack and drinks spot tucked beside Port Gallice in Antibes, right on the water. Fresh salads, homemade lemonade, pan-bagnat, a glass of rosé and the kind of unbothered Mediterranean atmosphere worth driving twenty minutes for. Open daily 9am to 10pm.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Beach · Vieux Antibes · Open access
A sheltered sandy cove tucked just inside the old town ramparts, calm and shallow, where locals swim. Step off the sand and you are back among the cafés in minutes.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
Beach · Coast Path Start
The sandy beach on the Cap, and where the coast path around the headland begins. Parking is difficult and it gets busy; come early or walk in from the bus.
Juan-les-Pins · 12 min by train
Beach Club, Lounge · Juan-les-Pins · Daily in season
A beach club and lounge on the bay, sunloungers and Mediterranean plates by day, feet in the sand dinners and a rooftop as the evening turns. Juan at its most relaxed.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Beach Club · All Day
Loungers on the sand and a kitchen that runs from breakfast to eleven at night. Around forty euros for a front-row bed. Dinner as the sun goes down is the reason to come.
From counters you eat standing up to the tables worth booking a week out.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Provençal Bistro · Vieux Antibes · Tue–Sat, lunch & dinner
A local institution in the old town, white cloths and unhurried service, refined Provençal classics on a well judged set menu. The kind of table you settle into for the evening.
Antibes · 15 min by train
French, Wood Fired · Vieux Antibes · Dinner, book ahead
Rustic French cooking in a vaulted brick cellar. Known for wood fired duck and whole baked fish filleted at the table. Busy year round, so book ahead.
Juan-les-Pins · 12 min by train
Seafood, Waterfront · Cap d’Antibes · Seasonal, dinner
Seafood by the water at the Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel, polished and generous, a table for a long lunch or a celebration. Reserve in season.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Celebrity Italian · 🚆 15min
Italian and French cooking with easy elegance. The terrace looks out over the Antibes ramparts. The sort of place that justifies a special occasion without making one feel obligatory.
Antibes · 25 min east
Small Kitchen
Just off the old town on Rue de Fersen. Family run, plated with real care, and the lunch menu is very fairly priced. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Antibes · 25 min east
Market Cooking
A short menu driven by whatever was good at the market that morning. Small room, so book. Closed Sundays.
Antibes · 25 min east
Tasting Menu
On a quiet lane near the ramparts, a five-course menu and a kitchen with ambition. Dinner only, closed Sundays.
Antibes · 25 min east
Wine · Small Plates
On Rue Sade in the old town, part wine merchant and part dining room, with an upstairs floor for groups. Small plates and serious bottles. Portions are genuinely small, so order more than feels sensible. Book, and note it is closed Sunday and Monday.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Modern French · Closed Sun
A small room on Avenue Dr Dautheville run by Thomas in the kitchen and Sabrina front of house, with a menu built on whatever came in that day. Dinner only. The best cooking in Juan-les-Pins and it books out.
Antibes · 25 min east
Family Run · Closed Mon-Tue
Off the tourist run on Avenue Louis Gallet, chef-owned, with a lunch menu priced far below what arrives on the plate. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Bistro · Evenings
Street tables on Avenue Amiral Courbet, frogs’ legs and snails done the old way, owner on the floor most nights. Dinner only. Portions are generous rather than refined.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Set Menu · Across from the Beach
Straight across the road from the sand on Boulevard Charles Guillaumont. Paella, whole fish and a set menu that is honestly priced for the position. Service slows out of season.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Seafront · Mixed Reports
A big seafront room with real views and food people rate highly, but the service is genuinely erratic and groups over six cannot book online. Worth it if you are unhurried; not if you have a train to catch.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
Bistro · Closed Wed
Husband cooking, wife serving, on a passage in the Biot old village. Plat du jour and dessert for around nineteen euros. They will put up a second umbrella if the sun moves onto you.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
French · Heated Terrace
A ten-dish menu perfected over years rather than a long one changed weekly. Duck with green pepper is the thing to order. Covered and heated in winter.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
Italian · Closed Mon and Sun
A terrace at the top of Biot with the valley below and a plat du jour, dessert and coffee at a price that will surprise you. Two women run it and run it well.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
All Day · On the Sand
Feet on the Garoupe sand, open from eight in the morning. Coffee and a pastry early, salade niçoise at lunch. The burger is skippable; the fish is not.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
Mezze · Beachfront
Newly redone on the Garoupe beach, mezze and grilled fish, a DJ playing quietly rather than at you. Parking is awkward until the works finish.
Where to start the morning, and the bakeries worth a detour.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Café, Crêpes · Vieux Antibes · Daily
A low key old town café for a quiet coffee and a crêpe, or a glass of rosé with mussels. Good for slow mornings and people watching.
Market mornings, and the shops worth carrying something home from.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Provençal Market · 🚆 15min · Tue–Sun · 06:00–13:00
One of the finest food markets on the Riviera, set under stone arches. The herb stalls alone justify the train journey. Go on a Saturday for the full effect.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Antiques · 🚆 15min · Thu & Sat · 07:30–18:00
Good brocante in Antibes for proper rummaging. Porcelain, old books, crystal, paintings and decorative pieces from a range of dealers.
Museums, galleries and the buildings worth going inside.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Museum · Château Grimaldi · Tue–Sun
Set in the Château Grimaldi above the sea, where Picasso worked in 1946 and left much of the output behind. A small, beautiful collection with a terrace over the water.
Biot · 20 min from Antibes
Glassworks · Watch and Try
The bubble-glass works Biot is known for, with four or five blowers at the furnace and a workshop where you can blow your own for about sixty-eight euros if you book. Closed for lunch, so check times. Huge cheap car park.
How to arrive, and how long to allow.
Antibes · 15 min by train
By train, 15 min · TER coastal line, ~€4 each way
Old town walled by ramparts on the sea, the Picasso Museum in Château Grimaldi, and the Marché Provençal under the covered hall, one of the best on the coast for cheese, olive oil and socca. A longer day adds a walk on Cap d’Antibes.
Parking, laundry, tailoring: the unglamorous things you end up needing.
Cannes · on foot
Parking · 600m · 11 Rue Lamy · 24 hours · Run by Cannes Parking
Directly underneath the Rue d’Antibes shopping street. Convenient if you’re combining a stay with shopping or evenings on the rue d’Antibes. Hourly rates with a 1-hour free allowance once per week (Mon to Fri). Evening rate capped at €3 from Saturday 7pm to Sunday 9am.
Wine rooms, hotel bars and the terraces worth timing for the light.
Antibes · 25 min east
Cellar Bar · Absinthe
Down in a vaulted cellar under Cours Masséna, where they still do the absinthe ritual with the slotted spoon and the sugar. Live music most nights and a singalong crowd. One glass between two is plenty if you are only there for the experience. Opens at five.
Antibes · 25 min east
Wine Bar · Tastings
A wine shop on Boulevard Albert 1er with a few stools and an owner who will talk you through anything on the shelves in English. Small tapas alongside. Closed Sundays.
Antibes · 25 min east
Oysters · Tapas
On Cours Masséna by the covered market, oysters and small plates from breakfast through to late. Portions are full size rather than Spanish, so one or two each is enough. Closed Mondays.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
Pub · Closed Sun
Tucked down a lane with a patio and a long menu, good for a drink as much as a meal, and the owner will tell you the history of the village if you let him.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Coastal Walk · Free · Antibes · 🚆 20min to Antibes
The coastal footpath around the southern tip of Cap d’Antibes, reclaimed from grand villa gardens. Past Château Garoupe with the sea immediately below the whole way. 5km, free.
Antibes · 25 min east
Free · Sand · Shallow
A proper sandy public beach below the old town, shallow a long way out and calm, with showers, toilets and a big car park. The local family beach rather than a club. Parts have been under renovation, so check before you commit the day.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
Free · Cove · Snorkelling
A cove off the coast path around the Cap, past Billionaires Bay, and quiet even on a Sunday. Clearer water than the Garoupe and better snorkelling. Rocks going in, so bring shoes.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Beach Bar · Antibes · 20min
A laid-back snack and drinks spot tucked beside Port Gallice in Antibes, right on the water. Fresh salads, homemade lemonade, pan-bagnat, a glass of rosé and the kind of unbothered Mediterranean atmosphere worth driving twenty minutes for. Open daily 9am to 10pm.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Beach · Vieux Antibes · Open access
A sheltered sandy cove tucked just inside the old town ramparts, calm and shallow, where locals swim. Step off the sand and you are back among the cafés in minutes.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
Beach · Coast Path Start
The sandy beach on the Cap, and where the coast path around the headland begins. Parking is difficult and it gets busy; come early or walk in from the bus.
Juan-les-Pins · 12 min by train
Beach Club, Lounge · Juan-les-Pins · Daily in season
A beach club and lounge on the bay, sunloungers and Mediterranean plates by day, feet in the sand dinners and a rooftop as the evening turns. Juan at its most relaxed.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Beach Club · All Day
Loungers on the sand and a kitchen that runs from breakfast to eleven at night. Around forty euros for a front-row bed. Dinner as the sun goes down is the reason to come.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Provençal Bistro · Vieux Antibes · Tue–Sat, lunch & dinner
A local institution in the old town, white cloths and unhurried service, refined Provençal classics on a well judged set menu. The kind of table you settle into for the evening.
Antibes · 15 min by train
French, Wood Fired · Vieux Antibes · Dinner, book ahead
Rustic French cooking in a vaulted brick cellar. Known for wood fired duck and whole baked fish filleted at the table. Busy year round, so book ahead.
Juan-les-Pins · 12 min by train
Seafood, Waterfront · Cap d’Antibes · Seasonal, dinner
Seafood by the water at the Cap d’Antibes Beach Hotel, polished and generous, a table for a long lunch or a celebration. Reserve in season.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Celebrity Italian · 🚆 15min
Italian and French cooking with easy elegance. The terrace looks out over the Antibes ramparts. The sort of place that justifies a special occasion without making one feel obligatory.
Antibes · 25 min east
Small Kitchen
Just off the old town on Rue de Fersen. Family run, plated with real care, and the lunch menu is very fairly priced. Closed Monday and Tuesday.
Antibes · 25 min east
Market Cooking
A short menu driven by whatever was good at the market that morning. Small room, so book. Closed Sundays.
Antibes · 25 min east
Tasting Menu
On a quiet lane near the ramparts, a five-course menu and a kitchen with ambition. Dinner only, closed Sundays.
Antibes · 25 min east
Wine · Small Plates
On Rue Sade in the old town, part wine merchant and part dining room, with an upstairs floor for groups. Small plates and serious bottles. Portions are genuinely small, so order more than feels sensible. Book, and note it is closed Sunday and Monday.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Modern French · Closed Sun
A small room on Avenue Dr Dautheville run by Thomas in the kitchen and Sabrina front of house, with a menu built on whatever came in that day. Dinner only. The best cooking in Juan-les-Pins and it books out.
Antibes · 25 min east
Family Run · Closed Mon-Tue
Off the tourist run on Avenue Louis Gallet, chef-owned, with a lunch menu priced far below what arrives on the plate. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Bistro · Evenings
Street tables on Avenue Amiral Courbet, frogs’ legs and snails done the old way, owner on the floor most nights. Dinner only. Portions are generous rather than refined.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Set Menu · Across from the Beach
Straight across the road from the sand on Boulevard Charles Guillaumont. Paella, whole fish and a set menu that is honestly priced for the position. Service slows out of season.
Juan-les-Pins · 30 min east
Seafront · Mixed Reports
A big seafront room with real views and food people rate highly, but the service is genuinely erratic and groups over six cannot book online. Worth it if you are unhurried; not if you have a train to catch.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
Bistro · Closed Wed
Husband cooking, wife serving, on a passage in the Biot old village. Plat du jour and dessert for around nineteen euros. They will put up a second umbrella if the sun moves onto you.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
French · Heated Terrace
A ten-dish menu perfected over years rather than a long one changed weekly. Duck with green pepper is the thing to order. Covered and heated in winter.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
Italian · Closed Mon and Sun
A terrace at the top of Biot with the valley below and a plat du jour, dessert and coffee at a price that will surprise you. Two women run it and run it well.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
All Day · On the Sand
Feet on the Garoupe sand, open from eight in the morning. Coffee and a pastry early, salade niçoise at lunch. The burger is skippable; the fish is not.
Cap d’Antibes · 30 min east
Mezze · Beachfront
Newly redone on the Garoupe beach, mezze and grilled fish, a DJ playing quietly rather than at you. Parking is awkward until the works finish.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Café, Crêpes · Vieux Antibes · Daily
A low key old town café for a quiet coffee and a crêpe, or a glass of rosé with mussels. Good for slow mornings and people watching.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Provençal Market · 🚆 15min · Tue–Sun · 06:00–13:00
One of the finest food markets on the Riviera, set under stone arches. The herb stalls alone justify the train journey. Go on a Saturday for the full effect.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Antiques · 🚆 15min · Thu & Sat · 07:30–18:00
Good brocante in Antibes for proper rummaging. Porcelain, old books, crystal, paintings and decorative pieces from a range of dealers.
Antibes · 15 min by train
Museum · Château Grimaldi · Tue–Sun
Set in the Château Grimaldi above the sea, where Picasso worked in 1946 and left much of the output behind. A small, beautiful collection with a terrace over the water.
Biot · 20 min from Antibes
Glassworks · Watch and Try
The bubble-glass works Biot is known for, with four or five blowers at the furnace and a workshop where you can blow your own for about sixty-eight euros if you book. Closed for lunch, so check times. Huge cheap car park.
Antibes · 15 min by train
By train, 15 min · TER coastal line, ~€4 each way
Old town walled by ramparts on the sea, the Picasso Museum in Château Grimaldi, and the Marché Provençal under the covered hall, one of the best on the coast for cheese, olive oil and socca. A longer day adds a walk on Cap d’Antibes.
Cannes · on foot
Parking · 600m · 11 Rue Lamy · 24 hours · Run by Cannes Parking
Directly underneath the Rue d’Antibes shopping street. Convenient if you’re combining a stay with shopping or evenings on the rue d’Antibes. Hourly rates with a 1-hour free allowance once per week (Mon to Fri). Evening rate capped at €3 from Saturday 7pm to Sunday 9am.
Antibes · 25 min east
Cellar Bar · Absinthe
Down in a vaulted cellar under Cours Masséna, where they still do the absinthe ritual with the slotted spoon and the sugar. Live music most nights and a singalong crowd. One glass between two is plenty if you are only there for the experience. Opens at five.
Antibes · 25 min east
Wine Bar · Tastings
A wine shop on Boulevard Albert 1er with a few stools and an owner who will talk you through anything on the shelves in English. Small tapas alongside. Closed Sundays.
Antibes · 25 min east
Oysters · Tapas
On Cours Masséna by the covered market, oysters and small plates from breakfast through to late. Portions are full size rather than Spanish, so one or two each is enough. Closed Mondays.
Biot village · 20 min from Antibes
Pub · Closed Sun
Tucked down a lane with a patio and a long menu, good for a drink as much as a meal, and the owner will tell you the history of the village if you let him.
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