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Port Vauban is a French yachting harbor located in Antibes on the French Riviera. Originally a natural harbor in use since before the Roman Empire , the port was fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban , later Marquis de Vauban, King Louis XIV 's military engineer.
Antibes (/ ɒ̃ ˈ t iː b /, [3] [4] US also / ɑː n ˈ t iː b z /, [5] French: ⓘ; Occitan: Antíbol) is a seaside city in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. It is located on the French Riviera between Cannes and Nice; its cape, the Cap d'Antibes, along with Cap Ferrat to the northeast, is one of the best known landforms in the area.
Fort Carré, often called the Fort Carré d'Antibes, is a 16th-century star-shaped fort of four arrow-head shaped bastions that stands on a 26-meter high promontory in Antibes, France. Henry II ordered construction of the fort in the 16th century at a time when Antibes was situated on a tense border with the Duchy of Savoy .
The Baie des Anges (transl. Bay of Angels, Occitan: Baia dei Àngels) is a bay of the Mediterranean Sea, in Alpes-Maritimes, France, extending between the communes of Antibes to the west and Nice to the east. It is bordered by five municipalities: Antibes, Villeneuve-Loubet, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Saint-Laurent-du-Var, and Nice.
Pages in category "Antibes" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Antibes: Le Port d'Antibes en Provence, vu du côté de la terre: 1756 165×263 Musée national de la Marine: Sète: Vue du Port de Cette: 1756-57 165×263 Musée national de la Marine: Bordeaux: Vue d'une partie de port et de la ville de Bordeaux, prise du côté des Salinières: 1758-59 165×263 Musée national de la Marine: Bordeaux
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Antibes" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Port Vauban; T. Tour Grimaldi; V.
Juan-les-Pins (French pronunciation: [ʒɥɑ̃ le pɛ̃]; Occitan: Joan dei Pins) is a town in the commune of Antibes in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera , it is situated between Nice and Cannes , 13 kilometres (8 mi) to the southwest of Nice Côte d'Azur Airport .