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This travel blog is created by me, Lars Aldman, a Swedish journalist and traveller, always in the company of my wonderful wife V. who is also a journalist and a fantastic photographer.

I worked for many years for the Swedish National Radio and Television, as a reporter/producer/studio host and a bunch of other roles.but now I’m retired and do whatever I like.

We love to visit foreign countries and cultures and meet people all over the globe. So far we have been to Asia, Africa, South America and the Caribbean and of course Europe. And we’d like to share with You, dear reader, what we have experienced and seen. We hope You want to join us and possibly find ideas for Your own adventures.

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The blue jewel of the Riviera

Antibes part one

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In Antibes, the blue jewel of the French Riviera with its narrow streets and old houses, artist and painters have always felt at home. Picasso lived here, as did the great Swedish poet Evert Taube, along with authors like  Victor Hugo and Nikos Kazantakis and many others. Antibes has been a cultural magnet since roman times. And now more and more visitors come here to its picturesque quarters and blue waters.

THROUGH THE CITY WALL
SMÅ GRÄNDER I GAMLA STADEN
ALLEYS IN THE OLD TOWN
STRANDVÄGEN
COASTAL STREET
KVARTEREN RUNT PICASSOMUSEET
NEAR THE PICASSO MUSEUM
FORT CARRÉ I FONDEN
FORT CARRÉ IN THE BACKGROUND

Antibes was founded 300 years b.c. as Antipolis, a Greek trading post. Later the Romans invaded and took over, and built theaters and baths. Traces of that can still be found in the city, like this tombstone on a wall near the city market. It laments a young boy who was a dancer at the theater.

In the 16th century the princely house of Grimaldi built a castle here on a hill by the sea. This is one of the city’s most visited houses because of what it is today, an art museum where many Picasso originals are on display. Paintings, murals and sculptures that he created while he was living here,  and that he later donated to this spectacular museum. 

A few other artists are also represented here, like the sculptor Germaine Richier.

SCULPTURES BY GERMAINE RICHIER

We travel to Antibes by air via nearby Nice, there we hop on a bus at the air terminal and we’re in Antibes half an hour later. A smooth no-hassle journey that takes us to a city just turning from high to low season. This means lower prices, and a little more space in the streets, but otherwise not so much, restaurants and bars and museums are open and the air and the sea is still warm. True, the ferris wheel spins empty most of the time, but this might be due to the pandemic, tourism in general is still on a low level.  

We’re staying in a very nice hotel, La Villa Port d’Antibes quite near the harbour. It has a spa and a pool (that we never use) and the room has a balcony. From there we can see a little blue streak of the sea. Staff is friendly and helpful and the breakfast is superb. From here most of the city attractions and restaurants can be reached in 5 – 10 minutes by foot.

VIEW FROM OUR HOTEL ROOM BALCONY
A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT IS THE HOTEL POOL
POSH FLATS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET

Top 5 in Antibes:

  1. Stay: La Villa Port d’Antibes. There’s no shortages of lodges in Antibes, but we really liked this one. Good location, clan rooms, nice and helpful staff and a great breakfast. What more can you want?
  2. Eat: The ones we liked best were the slightly bohemic Le Comptoir de la Tourraque, the elegant Le Figuier de Saint-Esprit and the friendly Chez Mô. Unfortunately we never managed to get a table at L’Orsin.
  3. To do: The Picasso museum, of course. For trips there’s Nice, Monaco, Marseille, all nearby and easily reachable by train. Our trip to and overnight stay at a wine yard in Provence was a definite hit!
  4. Beaches: 5 min from the hotel, beyond the harbour is sandy Plage Gravette Further south thhere two smaller beaches and after that the grand Plage de la Salis.
  5. Bars: Many particularly along the harbour wall and down to the market. A different and fun place is the Absinthe Bar by the market.
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