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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.
Musée Picasso, in Antibes. The Musée Picasso, formerly the Château Grimaldi at Antibes, is built upon the foundations of the ancient Greek town of Antipolis. Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea. The castle has been classified as a historical monument since April 29, 1928 ...
The Villa Hier at 374 Avenue Mrs L-D Beaumont is a house in Cap d'Antibes. It was designed by the American architect Barry Dierks for the British arms manufacturer Anthony Edgar Somers. [ 1 ] It is listed on the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel .
The Marineland of Antibes is a theme park founded in 1970 by Count Roland de La Poype in Antibes (Alpes-Maritimes), in the French Riviera.Covering 26 hectares, it includes a marine zoological park with dolphinarium, [1] a water park (Aquasplash), a children's play park (Kid's Island), [2] mini golf (Adventure Golf) [3] and a hotel (Marineland Resort). [4]
The Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc or simply Hôtel du Cap is a resort hotel in Antibes on the French Riviera. Opened in 1870 as a private mansion under the name Villa Soleil, it became a hotel in 1889. Opened in 1870 as a private mansion under the name Villa Soleil, it became a hotel in 1889.
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 Villa Leopolda at Vilefranche-sur-Mer taken from the road of la Condamine. The Villa La Léopolda is a large detached villa in Villefranche-sur-Mer, in the Alpes-Maritimes department on the French Riviera. The villa is situated in 7.3 hectares (18 acres) of grounds.
The Bishopric of Antibes was established c.450 by Pope Leo I, the first two bishops being Armentarius and Agroecius. [2] Presumably it was around this time that the cathedral was first built, and indeed the altar in the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament has been dated to the Merovingian era .