Antibes

Le Grand Voyage: The French Riviera

3 June 2011
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After a peaceful break in Lorgues, I was back on the A8 to spend nearly a week in the French Riviera. What another world I entered into! While the other regions seemed to blend one to the next, Nice felt as if I had arrived in another country altogether, even despite my many visits to [...]

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Another Visit to Antibes

19 January 2011
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Constantly cooped up and bored in my little stone-cold apartment, I needed new scenery and a healthy dose of fresh air. With rumors flooding in from the Côte d’Azur of warm sun and hot beaches, I couldn’t resist the thought of soaking up some vitamin D and happiness. Saturday was the perfect day promising a [...]

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Musée Picasso of Antibes

9 October 2010
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I don’t think I can tell you just how much I love the Picasso Museum of Antibes. I’m not sure if it’s the unique collection of Picasso’s work, the location of the museum on the waterfront, or the idea of modern art on display in a castle that has been in existence since the Romans [...]

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Antibes – Land of Lanterns

19 September 2010
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You know those really clichés images of romanticized France? Lanterns, rustic paint on walls, open shutters and bicycles causally resting against store fronts? That was Antibes. And to add to its wonderful allure, beauty, and nostalgia, Antibes is right along the sea. You can either get lost walking through the narrow alleys, one turning into [...]

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