🇫🇷 Antibes: Where Art, History & the Azure Coast Collide

With 2,600 years of history (since the Iron Age!), Antibes is a living museum where Greek ruins, Roman walls, and medieval lanes whisper tales of artists like Picasso & Monet. As Graham Greene wrote: "Of all coastal towns, Antibes alone kept its soul—the only place that ever felt like home." 🌊 Two Faces of Antibes 1️⃣ Old Town: Timeless charm with: Grimaldi Castle (now Picasso Museum, the first-ever dedicated during an artist’s lifetime) Provençal Market: A riot of colors—lavender, truffles, handmade soaps! Cobbled streets where locals gossip under 17th-century arches. 2️⃣ Juan-les-Pins: Glamorous twin since the 1920s: Home to Jazz à Juan (Europe’s oldest jazz fest 🎷). Think Gatsby-era villas + beach clubs. 📍 Must-Sees 🎨 Picasso Museum Where the master painted "Joie de Vivre" amid orange groves. 🏰 Old Town Greek foundations, Roman roads, and flower-draped cafés. 🛍️ Marché Provençal Steel-and-glass hall filled with truffle honey, violet perfume, and pottery. 🌿 Cap d’Antibes Secret billionaire villas + the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc (Cannes Film Festival’s after-party spot!). ✨ Why It’s Magic Quieter than Nice, richer in soul than Monaco. Jellyfish-blue waters that look Photoshopped (but aren’t!). Sundowners at a portside bistro with bouillabaisse. #Antibes #FrenchRiviera #ArtLovers #HiddenGems