Antibes is a city in the southeast of France in the Alpes maritime (06) of the region Provence Alpes d'Azur. It is at the foot of the alps and because of the coast of the Mediterranean, east of Cannes and to the west of Nice (Nice).

Introduction

Antibes is together with the seaside resort Juan les pin, its sea and yachting port (haven Vauban) a popular vacation goal at the D' Azur. The city is tied up traffic-technically very well, it is directly because of the autoroute 8 (La at the railroad line of Marseille to Monaco, as well as in direct neighbourhood of the airport of Nice. Nationaltypically however little attractive traffic conditions are in the entire city, within that much confine and did not only bend old part of town. With approx. 1700 couch places the port is the largest yachting port of Europe, which 2 largest private yachts of the world (as well as Alysia Would Anna-let) to lie over the winter there like also the last years "the Nabila "(Adnan Kashoggi), "the Hanse and "the Kingdom KR5 ", those in former times Donald Trump belonged and now to an Arab prince.

History

Around 340 v. Chr. from the Greeks based, the name of the city of the word comes: Antipolis (meaning: "Opposite city "of Nice). In Roman time was it municipium. Antibes was from 400 to 1244 bishop seat, which was then shifted after Grasse. 1481 came Antibes as part of the county Provence at France and had since then meaning as Grenzstadt to Savoyen. In 17. Century city and port were fastened by Vauban. At the 1. March 1815 landed Napoleon Ith with its return of Elba to local part gulf Juan. The seaside resort Juan les pin was created 1882.

Administration

The city consists of several clearly from each other distinguishable local parts, from which the most substantial Antibes, Juan les pin and gulf Juan is.

Antibes has its antique name Antipolis for an important trade area in the hinterland, Sophia Antipolis, arises to leave, which is mostly on the area of the municipality Valbonne; here are above all companies, which are active in the research and development of new technologies.

In addition, Sophia Antipolis is the name of the dye d'agglomration), which was formed approximately around Antibes and of 16 municipalities consists: Antibes, Le bar sur Loup, Biot (Alpes maritime), Caussols, Grasse, La Colle sur Loup, Courmes, Gourdon, Opio, Roquefort les pin, Le Rouret, Saint Paul, Tourrettes sur Loup, Valbonne, Vallauris and Villeneuve Loubet.

Antibes, into three cantons divided, is however only administrative seat of two of it:

• Canton Antibes Biot, that from the northern and eastern part of Antibes and the municipality Biot exists (35,410 inhabitants)
• Canton Antibes Centre, that from the central site of Antibes exists (28,502 inhabitants)

The western part of the city belongs to the canton Vallauris Antibes Quest.

Culture/objects of interest

• The Picasso museum in the Grimaldi
• The away at the port. 1553 delighted and of Vauban by 1680 extends
• The rose wreath/ring altar in the cathedral from Antibes (around 1515, the bell tower originates from that 12. Century), which probably comes from Louis
• The Peynet to the Place national ones
• The archologique you bastion Saint
• Remainders from the Roman time at the Cours
• The couvert at the Cours
• The sea water aquarium
• The Jazzfestival of Juan les pins
• Cap D' Antibes, the peninsula south the city, a bastion of wealth and exclusivity, which are particularly by F. Scott Fitzgeralds novel tender the Night (the night is tender) admit became; the of the of the novel has its model in the hotel you Cap Eden Roc, one of the most expensive hotels of the world.
• The mansion Eilenroc at the south coast of Cap of d'Antibes. Neoklassizisti, after plans of Charles Garnier builds mansion with very beautiful park
• The naval et (Schiffahrts and Napoleon museum) in La battery you Graillon in Cap D' Antibes with the return of Elba as emphasis
• The chapel Notre lady de la Garoupe (13. - 16. Century) in Cap D' Antibes, after 1944 restored and with Fresken of Emile Colin provide
• The Jardin Botanique de la mansion Thuret, likewise in Cap D' Antibes
• The play casino in Juan les pin
• The beginning of the route in gulf Juan (mosaic at the quay wall of the port)

Beaches

• Gulf Juan, Juan les pin: The Strandpromenaden of gulf Juan and Juan les pin are typical for the D' Azur: Residential zone to short before the bank, national route, itself promenade and in the west of gulf Juan even still the railway, finally the narrow however feinsandige beach (is mostly assigned at beach chair landlords), urge on closest area. The best beaches, because affected by the traffic to few are, in the east of Juan les pins between the casino and the haven de Gallice (yachting port).
• Cap D' Antibes: the rocky peninsula hardly has beaches.
• Antibes: In the environment of the old part of town there are no beaches, a smaller likewise is south of it, in the narrowest place of the transition to the peninsula; one finds the large beach far in the north, behind the port and the away - which is accompanied however again by the railway and the national route.

Important personalities with relationship with Antibes

• Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705-1757) besieged Antibes 1746
• Louis Charles Augusts Fouquet, duc de bark Isle (1684-1761) main header 1746 the FE storage up
• Jean Etienne Championnet (1762-1800) died in Antibes
• Guy de Maupassant wrote here 1885 Sur l' Eau
• Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957) lived here since 1948
• Jacques Audiberti (1899-1966) was born in Antibes
• Claude Autant Lara (1901-2000) died in Antibes
• Hans Hartung (1904-1989) died in Antibes
• Liselott lens-hope (1927-1999) died in Antibes

Sons and daughters of the city

• Charles Reille, French general, marshal and Pair of France

Antibes is twin city of Aalborg in Denmark, of Swabian in Germany and from Eilat in Israel.

Traffic

Antibes connect the penalty of the Envibus with the closer environment. To Cannes and Nice Buslinien that lead rapid d'Azur. Antibes is attached to the traction network.

Related links

• Official Website of Antibes
• Envibus
• Rapid d'Azur

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