Golfe-Juan
Tourism
The major attractions of Antibes are beaches and yachting. There is also a Musée Picasso located at Château Grimaldi, containing Pablo Picasso's works from the yearlong period he spent in Antibes.
Cap d'Antibes
The southern peninsula of Antibes is known as Cap d'Antibes. A bastion of wealth and exclusivity, it was the setting for F. Scott Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night. The Hotel du Cap, called Hôtel des Étrangers in the novel, is still one of the most expensive and exclusive hotels in the world.
Miscellaneous
Antibes was the birthplace of Jacques Audiberti (1899-1965), author
Interestingly, Antibes was the site of two well-regarded live jazz performances-- the Charles Mingus album Mingus as Antibes and a live performance of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme, which was later released with the original in a deluxe package.
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