Built on a small peninsula, the fort reach 26 meters above the sea at its highest point. At the end of its construction in the 16th century, it was supposed to serve a surveillance and defense stronghold. The stadium was built in when the site became a military and sport school. It's open for public access since The construction of the harbor, in the strategic point that is the Saint-Roch inlet, started during the 16th century.
This old part of the harbor the fisher peer , at the foot of the ramparts, still exist today and see everyday the departure and arrival of the fishers. The marina, unveiled in , is the biggest harbor in Europe in term of tonnage. It can host boats, and since can host the large unit from 50 meters to meters in its Billionaires Peer.
The former barracks of the boulevard d'Aguillon were transformed into studios and showrooms. Around twenty artists and artisans use those eight barracks to show to the visitors their creations. During summer, from pm to midnight, artists invite you to come and discover their art: exhibitions, demonstrations, workshops You can then go on to the Promenade Amiral de Grasse. You can either keep going on the ramparts, or enter the Old Antibes through an alley behind the house.
Its collection, at first made from the pieces left by the artist, was expanded with more works from Picasso given by people through the years, but also with the work of various modern artists. Labeled Historical Monument in , then Archeologic Museum in , it hosts a collection started during the 16th century and gathering over pieces, some of them being years old. Built in , the commune wants to keep its traditions and strengthen the ties among its inhabitants. The beautiful Villa Fontaine, given to Antibes by the late Marie-Jeanne Fontaine, host artists painters, writers, singers, filmmakers Observe carefully the walls and you'll discover faces recently hidden there by the artist Ho-Lui.
At the beginning of the 19th, farmers already came there to sell their products, but the metallic architecture dates from To this day, the farmers market still takes place every morning except on Monday, between September and June. Around the corner onto rue Sade, a lectern representing a Dameron's painting, shows the place during the 19 th century.
