Shopping
There is a row of shops in Avenue Jules Grec towards town, about ten minutes walk away. This includes a good butcher and baker, a small supermarket, a newsagent/tobacconist, a pharmacy, a hair salon and a licensed sandwich bar - “The Green Milk” - where you can buy inexpensive snacks at lunch time. You can usually park in the road in front (free). Most of the shops are closed between 12.30 and 3.30 pm and all-day Monday (Lundi). Travelling away from town, in Avenue Jules Grec, there is a small bread/cake shop and a greengrocer/general purpose shop (next door to a bar tabac which sells meals at lunch-time).

A very large Carrefour hypermarket is close by – five minutes by car. There is plenty of parking. You need a one Euro coin to get a trolley which you get back when you replace the trolley). There is a plastic token in the apartment which can be used for this purpose.

A visit to the covered market in Place Massena near the cathedral in the Old Town (“le vieille ville”) is a ‘must’ during your stay. Excellent for cheeses, olives, flowers, fruit etc. Open every day except Monday - go in the morning. 

In town, there is a small Champion supermarket in Avenue Pasteur, is about 20 minutes walk from the apartment (but is also very close to the bus station). There is also an English supermarket, Geoffreys of London, in Boulevard D’Aguillon between Port Vauban and the Old Town.

Banks and Bureaux de Change
French banks are usually open from 8.30 am to 12.00 and from around 2pm to 4.45 pm. You might sometimes have difficulty paying for things with a British credit card; you may need identification (passport or driving license) in some shops (although 'chip and pin' is now becoming more widely available). The French system, which has been around for many years, is different to the British one; the French are gradually upgrading theirs to take our credit cards. There are plenty of Bureaux de Change in town.

Restaurants & Night Life
Night-life is mainly centred on Juan les Pins, the twin town of Antibes, on the other side of the Cap. There are plenty of restaurants and clubs there. There are also several restaurants and cafes in Antibes.

You can have very good, freshly cooked and cheap pizzas delivered by the Mister Pizza takeaway at the town end of Avenue Jules Grec. They are enormous! There is an English pub (The Blue Lady) and an Irish pub (The Hop Sack), both in Boulevard D’Aguillon. 

Sports Facilities
There are several golf courses, including one at Biot (3 kilometers), and tennis courts nearby. Five ski stations in the Alpes Maritimes are within two hours drive of Antibes. You can go banana boating, dinghy sailing, windsurfing and waterskiing at the Plage du Ponteil. You can hire small boats at the Old Port. They are expensive but a very good way of seeing the coast.

Local Walks
The Old Town: You should visit “le vieil Antibes” - a maze of pretty old streets and little squares, with lots of shops and restaurants and places of historical interest such as the Cathedral and Chateau Grimaldi (same family as at Monaco, though no longer in residence). You could extend your walk to include the Rampe des Saleurs and the Promenade Amiral de Grasse along the front, which will give you good views across the Baie des Anges towards Nice and beyond. 

Round the Cap: The Cap d’Antibes is worth a visit, being one of the most exclusive places in the South of France. Park at the Plages de la Garoupe and walk round the Cap on the coastal path as far as Port de l’Olivette or Plage des Ondes and then back across the Cap to the Plages de la Garoupe, via Chemin des Ondes, Boulevard Francis Meilland and Boulevard de la Garoupe (or you can work out other routes). 

There are marvellous views of the coast as far as Italy and the Alpes Maritimes on the one side of the Cap and of the Isles de Lerins and the Massif de l’Esterel on the other. Will take at least an hour and a half. Wear sensible shoes, as some of the path is over rocks. 

To the Phare de la Garoupe: Park at the Port de la Salis at the entrance to the Cap d’Antibes and walk up the Chemin du Calvaire, past the stations of the cross, to the old Chapelle and Phare de la Garoupe (the lighthouse), from where you will have panoramic views of the “Blue Coast” as far as Cap Ferrat, of the highlands of Haut Provence, of the coastal range of the Alps and of the ancient Massif de l’Esterel.  During the Summer months, you can sometimes climb to the top of the "phare" (there is no charge but you are invited to make a donation). Also during the season, there is an open-air café outside the lighthouse. The history of the chapel is fascinating ( St Helena is alleged to have prayed there in the fifth century) and services are still held there on Sundays at 11.00 am. 

Walk back down to the coastal road (on either side of the Cap) through the Bois Notre Dame de la Garoupe (a pleasant woodland park). Allow at least an hour and wear sensible shoes, as the Chemin du Calvaire is stony.

Port Vauban and the Vieux Port: This is reputed to be the biggest yacht harbour in Europe and you can spend a couple of hours just wandering along looking at the many and varied billionaires’ yachts.

Round the Fort Carre: Park at the far end of the car park at Port Vauban and take the footpath round the Fort Carre (or Fort Vauban), an impressive seventeenth century fortress which dominates the view to the Northern side of Antibes. Allow an hour.

Beaches In Antibes
There are several pleasant beaches within walking distance of the apartment :

Plage de la Gravette: A pleasant small beach by the Old Town, the nearest to the apartment and a 20/25 minute walk. 

Plage du Ponteil : At the far end of the Old Town, with cafes on the front. You can go banana boating, water skiing and hire pedallos at this beach during the main holiday season. 

Plage de la Salis: A bigger beach at the entrance to the Cap d’Antibes. There are sailing boats for hire, plus wind surfing at the “Club de Vollaille d’Antibes”. 

Plage de la Garoupe: Further down the Cap, a very pleasant beach with marvellous views of the Riviera coast and the Alpes Maritime. Quiet off-season but with limited access in the holiday season owing to the beach restaurants.

There are also extensive beaches at Juan-les-Pins on the other side of the Cap; these are designed to cater for younger holiday-makers and have lots of pleasant cafes and restaurants along the front.

Port Vauban, the largest yacht marina in Europe, and the beautiful and exclusive Cap d'Antibes, are also within walking distance.