Golfe Juan, located between Antibes and Cannes.
GOLFE JUAN
Vallauris & Golfe-Juan is the capital of ceramic art and pottery in the heart of the French Riviera. It has strong historical links with Napoleon, Picasso and Jean Marais. This is a small, traditional, community based Cote d’Azur town with sandy beaches and two bustling, busy ports.
Golfe Juan remains essentially a small fisherman village by the sea, with a warm and relaxing atmosphere. You can’t help but fall in love with this place.
EATING OUT (RESTAURANT) IN GOLFE JUAN
Le Jardin du Port: Refined and tasty cooking for a fair price and excellent service. Fabrice the owner carries a certain comic charisma. Highly recommended.
L’Escale: Café and Restaurant on the mini roundabout of the Vieux Port. Best croissants in the area and a very tasty and good value for money set menu.
La Cigale du Golfe: Lebanese Restaurant. If you like vegetables and spices, this place is for you!
Kokopele Brasserie and Pub: Craft beers, owners passionate about what they do, excellent music (in my opinion), and top bar snacks. A mind boggling selection of good beer.
On the new port, Camille RAYON, you can find many very good restaurants: Provencal, Italian, Thai, Japanese, Greek…Le Cabanon and La Casa are particularly good. A good place for a pint or two, live sport and music is Rio Banana’s Bar.
ANTIBES / JUAN LES PINS
Antibes-Juan les Pins is one of the most well-known resorts on the Côte d’Azur, located between Nice (20 km) and Cannes (12km). Antibes has an interesting character mixing, events and innovation.
The Cap d’Antibes is a small piece of paradise and provides a good walk by heading for the sign-posted path which follows the coastline. It is home to a number of millionaires’ chateaux, dream residences, and the famous “Eden Roc” hotel which is reputed to be the most beautiful hotel in the world and can be found at the point of the “Cap”.
Juan Les Pins has a great atmosphere and buzzing centre, home to a number of great bars, nightclubs, restaurants and boutiques. Antibes equally has a great atmosphere, with a significant British influence. The Old Fort, the Picasso museum and the markets are other notable highlights.
For over 50 years the legendary “Jazz à Juan” jazz festival has brought the stars to Antibes. It still goes on, and the famous pine trees lining the beachfront promenade are still the rendezvous for headlining Jazz musicians and the stars of tomorrow.
EATING OUT / RESTAURANT IN ANTIBES
Le Brûlot Pasta: Traditional Provencal and Italian cuisine, 3 rue Frédéric ISNARD, 06600 Antibes, +33 (0)4 93 34 19 19 WebSite.
Albert 1er: Fish & Seafood restaurant, 46 Boulevard Albert 1er, 06600 Antibes, 04 93 34 33 54, Website.
EATING OUT / RESTAURANT IN JUAN LES PINS
Lou Ciapacan: Modern Provencal & French, good value and good service, 17 avenue Doctor Dautheville, 06160 Juan-Les-Pins,+33 (0)4 93 67 07 82, Website.
Le Pousse Pousse: Asian restaurant, 12 rue Docteur Dautheville, 06160 Juan-Les-Pins,+33 (0)4 93 61 41 99, Website.
GOING OUT IN ANTIBES
L’Absinthe Bar: 25 Cours Massénat, 06600 Antibes. +33 (0)493349300, Website.
The Blue Lady (English Pub): Rue Lacan, 06600 Antibes. +33 (0)493344100, Website.
The Drinkers Club: 12 Rue Aubernon, 06600 Antibes, +33 (0)493340812, Facebook Page.
GOING OUT IN JUAN-LES-PINS
Le Crystal: Carrefour de la Joie, 06160 Juan-Les-Pins, +33 (0)4 93 61 02 51, Website.
VISITING ANTIBES & AROUND
- Strolling through the old town of Antibes and the Picasso Museum.
- A long walk around the Cap d’Antibes.
- Ferry day trip over to Les Iles de Lerins.
- Hire a Vespa in Golfe Juan and go exploring the Esterel and the Corniche d’Or.
- Heading for the hills, notably Gourdon, north of Grasse.
- Shopping in Cannes.
- Visit the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.