Port Vauban, Quai des Milliardaires
Anse de l’Argent Faux
Baie de la Garoupe
Plage de la Salis roadstead
Juan-les-Pins Bay
Tour the Musée Picasso in the Château Grimaldi
Walk the Sentier du Littoral around Cap d’Antibes
Browse the Marché Provençal on Cours Masséna
Climb to the Phare de la Garoupe lighthouse
Watch Les Voiles d’Antibes classic yacht regatta
Fort Carré
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de la Platea
Villa Eilenroc and its gardens
Chapelle Notre-Dame de la Garoupe
Juan-les-Pins and the Pinède Gould
May through September gives Antibes its most reliable Mediterranean weather, though late May brings Les Voiles d’Antibes classic yacht regatta and September carries into the Cannes Yachting Festival further along the coast, both of which fill Port Vauban and nearby anchorages. July and August are warmest and busiest; June and September offer calmer water and more available berths at similar temperatures. Mistral winds can occasionally sweep down the coast in spring and autumn, worth checking before a longer coastal passage.
Nice Côte d’Azur Airport, around 20 kilometres from Antibes, is the natural gateway, with direct flights from across Europe, the Middle East and North America and a short transfer along the coast road to Port Vauban. Its position roughly midway between Cannes and Nice also makes Antibes a convenient joining or handover point for charters covering the wider French Riviera in a single week, without the longer transfers that starting further along the coast would require.
Port Vauban itself is a working marina rather than a free anchorage, so most yachts either take a berth there or anchor off nearby coves such as the Anse de l’Argent Faux or the Baie de la Garoupe on the Cap d’Antibes side. Plage de la Salis, just south of the old town, offers a sheltered roadstead in settled weather, while Juan-les-Pins on the peninsula’s western side gives an alternative base with easy access to its own restaurants and beach clubs.
A day or two covers the old town, the Musée Picasso and a walk around Cap d’Antibes on the Sentier du Littoral, making Antibes a natural stop rather than a week-long base on its own. Most charters combine it with Cannes, Nice or Monaco within the same week, since all three sit within an hour or two by sea. Guests interested in the Villa Eilenroc gardens or a Cap d’Antibes lunch should check opening days in advance, since some sites close outside peak season.
Yes. Les Voiles d’Antibes, a Panerai-sponsored classic yacht regatta first held in 1996, typically runs from late May into early June and brings restored century-old sailing yachts back onto the water in Port Vauban and the Golfe-Juan roadstead, alongside contemporary spirit-of-tradition designs. Berths in Port Vauban fill well ahead of the event and prices rise accordingly, so charters planning to be in Antibes that week should book moorings early or plan to anchor further along the coast.
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