Antibes (4)
24.12.2011
Provence & Côte d'Azur: Chapel restoration receives prestigious award
Few people are aware of the existence of the newly restored Saint Bernardin Chapel with its 16th century Neo-Gothic façade, tucked away in a side street of Antibes old town. The restoration, undertaken by Antibes council, has just been recognised for its excellence and received the prestigious Departmental Heritage Award.Read more … A hidden treasure of history
17.03.2011
Art & Culture: A village within a village in the heart of Antibes
Visitors walking along the ramparts of old Antibes on a certain afternoon in September will hardly believe their eyes, as down in Safranier square a scene straight from a Marcel Pagnol novel is enacted. Men wearing clothes from the beginning of the last century are pressing grapes in a large wooden vat, cheered on by an enthusiastic crowd, many in Provençal dress, while a priest in cassock and hat looks on.Read more … Free Safranier!
12.02.2011
Art & Culture: Valentine's Day in the Peynet and Cartoon Museum
As it does every year, the Peynet and Cartoon Museum in the heart of old Antibes will open its doors to the public for free on Valentine's Day, and every woman who passes through it will be presented with a red rose.Read more … A true French romantic
30.10.2010
Arts & Culture: Permanent home found on Antibes new Promenade des Arts
Rarely has a sculpture been so embraced and so enjoyed, as Spanish artist Jaume Plensa’s ‘Nomad’, now permanently installed on the ramparts of old Antibes.Read more … Nomad roams no more
